Winter, Ralph K. Jr. Born 1935 in Waterbury, CT Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on November 18, 1981, to a seat vacated by Walter Roe Mansfield. Confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1981, and received commission on December 10, 1981. Served as chief judge, 1997-2000. Assumed senior status on September 30, 2000. Education: Yale University, B.A., 1957 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1960 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Caleb M. Wright, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1960-1961 Law clerk, Hon. Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1961-1962 Faculty, Yale Law School, 1962-1982 Research associate and lecturer, 1962-1964 Assistant / associate professor, 1964-1968 Professor of law, 1968-1982 Consultant, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1968-1972 Senior fellow, Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C., 1968-1970 Guggenheim fellow, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972 Adjutant scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., 1972-1981