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Lawrence Warren Pierce

Lawrence Warren Pierce

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1924 in Philadelphia, PA

Died 2020 in Boca Raton, FL

FJC ID: 1887

Lawrence Warren Pierce (December 31, 1924 – February 5, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Graduate School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany
    Visiting professor · 1970–1971
  2. New York State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission
    Chairman · 1966–1970
  3. New York State Division for Youth
    Director · 1963–1966
  4. New York City
    Deputy commissioner of police · 1961–1963
  5. Kings County, New York
    Assistant district attorney · 1954–1961
  6. Legal Aid Society, New York City
    Staff attorney · 1951–1953
  7. U.S. Army
    1943–1946

Appointments

  1. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    1981–1995 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement
  2. New York Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    1971–1981 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Fordham University School of Law
    Fordham University School of Law
    LL.B. · 1951
  2. St. Joseph's College (now St. Joseph's University)
    B.S. · 1948