Pierre N. Leval
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Pierre Nelson Leval is a judge
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
. At the time of his appointment by President
Bill Clinton
in 1993, he was a United States District Court Judge in the Southern District of New York.
Judge Leval received his B.A.
degree from Harvard College
in 1959 and his J.D.
degree magna cum laude in 1963 from Harvard Law School
, where he served as Note Editor of the Harvard Law Review
.
Judge Leval served in the U.S. Army in 1959. He was a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1963 until 1964. Judge Leval was an Assistant United States Attorney
in the Southern District of New York from 1964 until 1968, serving there as Chief Appellate Attorney from 1967 to 1968. From 1969 until 1975, Judge Leval was in private law practice as an associate and then a partner in the New York firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. He joined the New York County District Attorney
’s Office in 1975, where he served first as First Assistant District Attorney, and subsequently as Chief Assistant District Attorney. In 1977, he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Judge Leval is a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the New York University School of Law
. He was awarded the Hillmon Memorial Fellowship by the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1988; the Donald R. Brace Memorial Lectureship by the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. in 1989; the Fowler Harper Memorial Fellowship by Yale Law School
in 1992; the Melville Nimmer Lectureship by UCLA Law School in 1997; the Learned Hand
Medal of the Federal Bar Council in 1997; and the University of Connecticut
School of Law's Intellectual Property
Keynote Lectureship for 2001. He assumed senior status
in 2002.
Judge Leval is a native of New York
.
Judge
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on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
. At the time of his appointment by President
President
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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
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in 1993, he was a United States District Court Judge in the Southern District of New York.
Judge Leval received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from Harvard College
Harvard College
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in 1959 and his J.D.
Juris Doctor
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degree magna cum laude in 1963 from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
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, where he served as Note Editor of the Harvard Law Review
Harvard Law Review
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Judge Leval served in the U.S. Army in 1959. He was a law clerk for Judge Henry J. Friendly
Henry Friendly
Henry Jacob Friendly was a prominent judge in the United States, who sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1959 through 1974 and in senior status until his death by suicide in 1986.- Before the bench :Judge Friendly graduated from...
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1963 until 1964. Judge Leval was an Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney
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in the Southern District of New York from 1964 until 1968, serving there as Chief Appellate Attorney from 1967 to 1968. From 1969 until 1975, Judge Leval was in private law practice as an associate and then a partner in the New York firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. He joined the New York County District Attorney
District attorney
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’s Office in 1975, where he served first as First Assistant District Attorney, and subsequently as Chief Assistant District Attorney. In 1977, he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Judge Leval is a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
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. He was awarded the Hillmon Memorial Fellowship by the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1988; the Donald R. Brace Memorial Lectureship by the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. in 1989; the Fowler Harper Memorial Fellowship by Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 1992; the Melville Nimmer Lectureship by UCLA Law School in 1997; the Learned Hand
Learned Hand
Billings Learned Hand was a United States judge and judicial philosopher. He served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
Medal of the Federal Bar Council in 1997; and the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
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School of Law's Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
Keynote Lectureship for 2001. He assumed senior status
Senior status
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in 2002.
Judge Leval is a native of New York
New York
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