(born December 26, 1940) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He served as Chief Judge from September 30, 2000, to September 30, 2006, when he assumed senior status.
He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan before being elevated to the Second Circuit in 1989.