Gary Stephen Katzmann (born 1953) is an American lawyer who has served as a

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of the

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since 2016. He previously served as an associate justice of the

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from 2004 to 2016.

Biography

Katzmann received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1973 from Columbia College at

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. He received a

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in 1976 from the

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. He received a master's in public and private management in 1979 from the Yale School of Organization and Management. He received a

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in 1979 from

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. He began his legal career by serving as a

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to Judge Leonard B. Sand of the

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from 1979 to 1980 and to Judge

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of the

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from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1983, he worked at

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's Center for Criminal Justice as a research associate and special investigator. From 1983 to 2004, he served in the

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's Office for the District of Massachusetts, including as chief appellate attorney, deputy chief of the criminal division, and chief legal counsel to the United States attorney. While at the United States Attorney's Office, he was detailed to the

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from 1994 to 1995 and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General from 1993 to 1994. From 2004 to 2016, he served as an associate justice of the

adjudicating civil and criminal matters. His twin brother,

Robert Katzmann Robert Allen Katzmann (April 22, 1953 – June 9, 2021) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as chief judge from September 1, 2013, to August 31, 2020. Early life and educati ...

, served as chief judge on the

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Trade Court service

On July 30, 2015, President

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nominated Katzmann to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Jane A. Restani, who took senior status on March 1, 2015. He received a hearing on his nomination on January 27, 2016. On April 7, 2016, his nomination was reported out of committee by

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. On June 6, 2016, the U.S. Senate confirmed Katzmann's nomination in a

. He received his commission on September 15, 2016.

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