John Gleeson

Judge John Gleeson

Personal

Birthday:

1953

Birthplace:

Bronx, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Boyce Martin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1980-1981
Private practice, New York City, 1981-1985
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1985-1994

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1975

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/29/1994