Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Photo by David Handschuh/NYLJ)

Katzmann Reflects on Book-End Crises During His 7-Year Tenure as Chief Judge of the 2nd Circuit

Robert Katzmann took the role of chief judge as federal courts were facing possible shutdowns as the result of a contentious congressional budget process and more recently presided over the Second Circuit's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 27, 2020 at 06:14 PM

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Tom McParland

The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal

Robert A. Katzmann, who has served as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2013, is set to conclude his seven-year term at the end of the month, marking the close of a tenure that pioneered historic investments in civic education and court accessibility.