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Dennis G. Jacobs

Dennis G. Jacobs

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Born 1944 in New York, NY

FJC ID: 1162

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 19/year

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 1992–19922000201020202026190
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 470/year

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 1992–199220002010202020264700
citing decisions

Second Circuit Court of Appeals · 1992–

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.

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Dennis G. Jacobs (born February 28, 1944) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2006–2013
  2. Private practice, New York City
    1973–1992

Appointments

  1. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitChief Judge
    1992–2019 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)

Education

  1. New York University School of Law
    New York University School of Law
    J.D. · 1973
  2. New York University
    M.A. · 1965
  3. Queens College, City University of New York
    B.A. · 1964