Amalya Lyle Kearse (born June 11, 1937) is an American lawyer and judge. She is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, having been appointed to the court in 1979 and assuming senior status in 2002. She is also a world-class bridge player.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 19/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 856/year
Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 1979–2002
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1962–1979
Adjunct lecturer · 1968–1969
Appointments
1979–2002 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1962- Wellesley CollegeB.A. · 1959