Robert Sack

Robert Sack

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit (senior status)

Tenure

2009 - Present

Years in position

15

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Rochester, 1960

Law

Columbia Law School, 1963

Personal

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pa.

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Robert David Sack is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. At the time of his appointment, Sack was in private practice in New York City. Sack assumed senior status on August 6, 2009.

Early life and education

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sack graduated from the University of Rochester with his bachelor's degree in 1960, and earned his LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1963.

Professional career

Sack clerked for Judge Arthur Lane of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1963 to 1964. Following his clerkship, Sack was in private practice in New York City from 1964 to 1998. In 1974, Sack served as an associate special counsel and senior associate special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry board during the Watergate scandal.

Judicial career

2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Robert D. Sack
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 221 days after nomination.
ANominated: November 6, 1997
AABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: May 14, 1998
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: May 21, 1998
AConfirmed: June 15, 1998
AVote: Voice vote

Sack was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit by President Bill Clinton on November 6, 1997, to a seat vacated by Roger Miner. The American Bar Association rated Sack Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Sack's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 1998, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on May 21, 1998. Sack was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 15, 1998, and he received his commission on June 16, 1998. He assumed senior status on August 6, 2009. He was succeeded in this position by Denny Chin.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

External links

• Judge Sack's biography from the Second Circuit's website
• Judge Sack's biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Roger Miner	Second Circuit 1998–2009 Seat #12	Succeeded by: Denny Chin