Best 2ND Circuit
Henry J. Friendly served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 to 1986. He is notable for his consistently moderate and pragmatic approach to legal interpretation, earning him widespread respect among legal scholars and fellow judges. Friendly’s decisions significa...
Jon O. Newman is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, assuming senior status in 1997. Appointed to the court by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, he previously served as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He is recognized b...
Irving R. Kaufman was a United States federal judge who presided over the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. In 1951, he imposed death sentences after their convictions under the Espionage Act, a decision that became one of the most disputed episodes in the history of American criminal j...
