Howard Munson

Prior offices:

Northern District of New 23174ork Seat 1

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United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

Years in office: 1990 - 2008

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Years in office: 1976 - 1990

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Education

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania University, 1948

Law

Syracuse Law, 1952

Personal

Birthplace

Claremont, NH

Howard G. Munson (1924-2008) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Munson was nominated by PresidentGerald Ford on August 26, 1976, to a seat vacated byEdmund Port; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1976, and received commission onOctober 4. He served aschief judge from 1980-1988. He assumedsenior status onNovember 5, 1990, and served in that capacity until his death onOctober 5, 2008.^[1]

Early life and education

• University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1948
• Syracuse University College of Law, LL.B., 1952^[1]

Professional career

• U.S. Army, 1943-1945
• Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1952-1976
• Member, Syracuse Board of Education, 1965-1973
• President, 1968-1970^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of New York

Munson was nominated by PresidentGerald Ford on August 26, 1976, to a seat vacated byEdmund Port; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1976, and received commission onOctober 4. He served aschief judge from 1980-1988. He assumedsenior status onNovember 5, 1990, and served in that capacity until his death onOctober 5, 2008.^[1]

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Active judges	Chief Judge: Brenda K. Sannes  •  Mae A. D'Agostino  •  Anthony Brindisi  •  Anne Nardacci  •  Elizabeth Coombe
Senior judges	Thomas McAvoy  •  Frederick Scullin  •  Lawrence Kahn  •  David Hurd  •  Glenn Suddaby  •
Magistrate judges	Christian F. Hummel  •  Therese Wiley Dancks  •  Gary L. Favro  •  Daniel Stewart (New York)  •  Miroslav Lovric  •
Former Article III judges	Norman Mordue  •  Neal McCurn  •  Gary Sharpe (New York)  •  Matthias Burnett Tallmadge  •  Roger Skinner  •  Alfred Conkling  •  Nathan Kelsey Hall  •  William James Wallace  •  Roger Miner  •  Rosemary Pooler  •  Alfred Conkling Coxe  •  George Washington Ray  •  Frank Cooper  •  Frederick Howard Bryant (Federal judge)  •  Stephen Brennan  •  Constantine Cholakis  •  James Foley  •  Edward Kampf  •  Howard Munson  •  Edmund Port  •
Former Chief judges	Norman Mordue  •  Neal McCurn  •  Thomas McAvoy  •  Frederick Scullin  •  Stephen Brennan  •  James Foley  •  Howard Munson  •  Glenn Suddaby  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGerald Ford
1974	Bauer •Bramwell •Cahn •Churchill •Clarke •Cook •Elfvin •Fitzgerald •Flaum •Gerry •Kirkland •Sessions •Torruella •Graafeiland
1975	Brimmer •Brotman •Grady •Haden •Henley •Higginbotham •Kennedy •Leighton •McNagny •Meskill •O'Conor •Rogers •Shell •Siler •Stafford •Stevens •Thompson •Tjoflat •Wong
1976	Ackerman •Anderson •Aronovitz •Broderick •Callister •Cohill •Copenhaver •Crowley •Davis •Fay •Goettel •Guy •Haight •Hall •Hill •Ingram •Manos •Munson •Poole •Pratt •Richey •Schwartz •Schwarzer •Sear •Sterling •Takasugi •Waters •Williams • Wood