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Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Position circuit
Status Senior status
Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned 1979-06-21
Education Princeton University, A.B., 1953; Yale Law School, LL.B., 1956
Signed orders read 26
Last updated 2026-07-12
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 15
counts only
4 3 7 1
Petition for rehearingN = 6
counts only
1 5
Motion to dismiss appealN = 2
counts only
2
Petition for reviewN = 1
counts only
1
Motion to dismiss petitionN = 1
counts only
1
Petition for interlocutory reviewN = 1
counts only
1
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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How Judge Newman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Reads statutory text closely but allows limited procedural flexibility where a deadline is not absolute and official misinformation caused a short pro se delay.
“compliance with the 15-day time period for filing a petition for review of CFTC orders is not an absolute jurisdictional requirement”
Requires factfinders, rather than courts on summary judgment, to resolve material conflicts and assess credibility.
“we think a jury should assess Maxwell's account of what occurred during her arrest”
Interprets judgment-entry rules to preserve appellate review when a reasonable litigant appeals from the later order that clearly directs relief.
“We interpret Rule 58's requirements to prevent the loss of an appeal whenever reasonable”
Enforces clear appellate waivers in plea agreements despite later remarks that do not create genuine ambiguity.
“it does not affect a waiver that is clear and fully enforceable when entered”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Guccione v. United States
· 1989-06-09
Petition for rehearing (appellant)
Denied
“The petition for rehearing is denied.”
United States v. Aldeco
· 1990-10-15
Appeal (claimants-appellants)
Granted
“We conclude that the award of attorney's fees was an appropriate sanction, but reverse the default judgment of forfeiture and remand for consideration of the merits.”
Farino v. Walshe
· 1991-06-27
Appeal (attorney-appellant)
Denied
“The order of the District Court is affirmed.”
United States v. Marsh
· 1992-01-23
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.”
DiPompo v. West Point Military Academy
· 1992-04-06
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant)
Denied
“We affirm the judgment of the District Court on the well-reasoned opinion of Judge Mukasey.”
Cosmetically Sealed Industries, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co.
· 1997-09-02
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant)
Denied
“The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.”
Clark v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
· 1997-10-05
Motion to dismiss petition (agency)
Denied
“Under all the circumstances, we will deny the motion to dismiss the appeal.”
United States v. Roitman
· 2001-03-28
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Moot / procedural
“The appeal is dismissed.”
Rodriguez v. Westchester County Jail Correctional Department
· 2004-06-24
Petition for rehearing (county defendants)
Denied
“we denied the County Defendants' petition for rehearing and reconfirm that ruling today.”
Maxwell v. City of New York
· 2004-08-12
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant)
Granted in part
“The summary judgment is vacated only to the extent that it rejected the claim of excessive force, which we remand for further proceedings.”
Ming Xia Chen v. Board of Immigration Appeals
· 2006-01-12
Petition for review (petitioner)
Denied
“Accordingly, the petition for review is denied.”
Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co.
· 2006-12-05
Petition for rehearing (plaintiffs-appellees)
Denied
“The petition for rehearing is denied.”
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