Harry T. Edwards
Harry T. Edwards | |
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Official portrait, 2013 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2005 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office September 19, 1994 – July 16, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Abner Mikva |
| Succeeded by | Douglas H. Ginsburg |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office February 20, 1980 – November 3, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | David L. Bazelon |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Thomas Edwards November 3, 1940 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Pamela Carrington (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) University of Michigan (JD) |
Harry Thomas Edwards (born November 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a professor of law at the New York University School of Law. Edwards was appointed to the D.C. Circuit in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter and served as its chief judge from 1994 to 2001. He assumed senior status in 2005.