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| − | '''José A. Cabranes''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1961|61]] is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the highest federal court that sits in New York. He was the first Puerto Rican to be appointed to a federal judgeship in the U.S., when he was confirmed as a federal court judge in Connecticut, and was an influential mentor to now-Supreme Court Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]] throughout her life. | + | '''José A. Cabranes''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1961|61]] is a judge on the [[w:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]], the highest federal court that sits in New York. He was the first Puerto Rican to be appointed to a federal judgeship in the U.S., when he was confirmed as a federal court judge in Connecticut, and was an influential mentor to now-Supreme Court Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]] throughout her life. |
| − | After his graduation from Columbia, Cabranes studied law at [[Cambridge University]] on a [[Kellett Fellowship | + | After his graduation from Columbia, where he was friends with former Attorney General [[Michael Mukasey]], he earned a law degree at [[Yale]]. Cabranes then studied international law at [[Cambridge University]] on a [[Kellett Fellowship]]. He has subsequently earned a [[John Jay Award]] and become one of the Columbia [[Trustees]]. |
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Cabranes]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Cabranes]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 1961|Cabranes]] | [[Category:Class of 1961|Cabranes]] | ||
[[Category:John Jay Award recipients|Cabranes]] | [[Category:John Jay Award recipients|Cabranes]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Trustees|Cabranes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:14, 17 July 2010
José A. Cabranes CC '61 is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the highest federal court that sits in New York. He was the first Puerto Rican to be appointed to a federal judgeship in the U.S., when he was confirmed as a federal court judge in Connecticut, and was an influential mentor to now-Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor throughout her life.
After his graduation from Columbia, where he was friends with former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, he earned a law degree at Yale. Cabranes then studied international law at Cambridge University on a Kellett Fellowship. He has subsequently earned a John Jay Award and become one of the Columbia Trustees.
