U.S. Judge Katzmann Goes Senior, Giving Biden 2d Circuit Vacancy

Judge Robert A. Katzmann took senior status on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, creating a vacancy that President Joe Biden will be able to fill on the New York-based court.

Effective Thursday, Katzmann joined the faculty at New York University School of Law as a professor of practice. The move coincides with Katzmann assuming senior status, NYU said in a statement.

Katzmann, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, spent 22 years as a judge on the Second Circuit. In 2019, he ruled against President Donald Trump, rejecting his claim that presidential immunity protects him ...