Paul Steven Diamond

Judge Paul Steven Diamond

Personal

Birthday:

1953

Birthplace:

Brooklyn, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979, 1981-1983
Law clerk, Hon. Bruce W. Kauffman, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1980
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1983-2004
Adjunct professor, Temple University School of Law, 1990-1992

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, July 24, 2008; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Columbia University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1974

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1977

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/22/2004