Barrington Parker | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2009 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office October 16, 2001 – October 10, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ralph K. Winter Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Susan L. Carney |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office April 26, 1994 – October 18, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Leonard B. Sand |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Holwell |
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| Born | Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. (1944-08-21)August 21, 1944 (age 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA,LLB) |
Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. (born August 21, 1944) is aseniorUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Parker's father,Barrington Daniels Parker Sr., was a judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia, from 1969 to 1993.
Parker studied atYale University, where he received aBachelor of Arts degree in 1965. He received aJuris Doctor fromYale Law School in 1969. He serves on theYale Corporation, the university's board of trustees. He also was a member ofSt. Elmo, a secret society at Yale.
He served as law clerk for JudgeAubrey E. Robinson Jr. on theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1969 to 1970. Parker had been in private practice as an attorney inNew York City for 24 years, from 1970 to 1994. He was also a partner at Parker Auspitz Neesemann & Delehanty andMorrison & Foerster and an associate at Sullivan and Cromwell.
On April 26, 1994, PresidentBill Clinton nominated Parker to serve as a United States district judge theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a seat vacated by JudgeLeonard B. Sand, who assumedsenior status on July 1, 1993. He was confirmed on September 14, 1994 byvoice vote.[1] He received his commission on September 15, 1994.[2] His service as a district judge was terminated on October 18, 2001 when he was elevated to the court of appeals.
Parker was initially nominated to that court by PresidentGeorge W. Bush on May 9, 2001, to fill a seat vacated by JudgeRalph K. Winter, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2000. However, the Democratic-controlledUnited States Senate returned Parker's nomination just a few months later without considering it. Bush renominated him, along with many other previously returned nominees, on September 4, 2001. This time, the Senate confirmed Parker's nomination a little over a month later, on October 11, 2001, by a 100–0 vote.[3] He received his commission on October 16, 2001. He assumedsenior status on October 10, 2009.[2]
On July 9, 2019, Parker was part of a three-judge panel which ruled that PresidentDonald Trump cannot block people from hisTwitter account for being critical of him. Writing for the panel, Parker said that the president uses his Twitter account to make official announcements and actions, so that responses to it are protected by theFirst Amendment. The decision affirmed an earlier ruling by U.S. District JudgeNaomi Reice Buchwald.[4]
Parker is the son ofBarrington D. Parker.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1994–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2001–2009 | Succeeded by |
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