Mark Richard Kravitz | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office June 12, 2003 – September 30, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred V. Covello |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey A. Meyer |
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| Born | Mark Richard Kravitz (1950-06-21)June 21, 1950 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 62) Guilford,Connecticut |
| Spouse | Wendy Evans |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Mark Richard Kravitz (June 21, 1950 – September 30, 2012) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Kravitz was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania in 1950. After earning aBachelor of Arts degree in 1972 fromWesleyan University (magna cum laude,Phi Beta Kappa), he received aJuris Doctor fromGeorgetown University Law Center in 1975, where he served as Managing Editor of theGeorgetown Law Journal.[1]
After graduating from law school, Kravitz served as alaw clerk to JudgeJames Hunter III, Circuit Judge, of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and subsequently to then-justice (later chief justice)William Rehnquist, of theUnited States Supreme Court from 1978 to 1979.
Before his appointment to the federal bench, Kravitz was a partner at the Connecticut-based law firm of Wiggin and Dana, LLP, where his practice centered on appellate litigation.[2] While in private practice, he argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court,United States Courts of Appeals and various state supreme courts throughout the country.[1] From 1999 to 2003, Kravitz served as a regular commentator and columnist for theNational Law Journal on appellate law. Kravitz was an adjunct professor at Connecticut Law School from 1995 to 2001.[3] He also has authored numerous articles on a variety of legal topics. In 2006 and 2009, he was appointed a Senior Fellow in Law at theUniversity of Melbourne Graduate School of Law, inMelbourne, Australia. Kravitz also was a lecturer in law atYale Law School.
He was nominated by U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush to fill a seat on the court vacated byAlfred V. Covello on March 27, 2003 and was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on June 11, 2003. He received his commission on June 12, 2003, and was sworn in by Chief Justice Rehnquist.[4] After Kravitz's death, on February 24, 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmedJeffrey A. Meyer to fill the seat.[5]
Kravitz died on September 30, 2012, inGuilford,Connecticut.[6] He died ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's disease."[7] By the time of his death, he was no longer hearing criminal cases or conducting civil trials.[8]
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