Daniel Friedman

Daniel Friedman

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Prior offices

U.S. Court of Claims

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Columbia University, 1937

Law

Columbia Law, 1940

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

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Daniel Mortimer Friedman (1916 - 2011) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He served until his death on July 6, 2011. He was formerly a judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Education

Friedman graduated from Columbia University with his bachelor's degree in 1937 and he graduated from Columbia Law with his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1940. Friedman served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1942 to 1946.

Professional career

• 1977-1978: United States Solicitor General
• 1968-1977: First Deputy U.S. Solicitor General
• 1962-1968: Second Assistant to he U.S. Solicitor General
• 1959-1962: Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General
• 1951-1959: Assistant Chief, Appeals Section of the Antitrust Division
• 1946-1951: Staff Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission
• 1942-1946: U.S. Army
• 1940-1942: Staff Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission

Judicial nominations and appointments

Friedman was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Jimmy Carter. He was commissioned as chief judge on May 17, 1978. Friedman joined the Federal Circuit after being reassigned from the Court of Claims on October 1, 1982. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1989 and served until his death on July 6, 2011.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

External links

• Judge Friedman's Biography at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA	U.S. Court of Claims 1978–1982	Succeeded by: NA-court abolished
Preceded by: NA-inaugural seat	Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1982–1989	Succeeded by: Alan Lourie