Lipez, Kermit Victor Born 1941 in Philadelphia, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 20, 1997, to a seat vacated by Conrad K. Cyr. Confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1998, and received commission on April 7, 1998. Assumed senior status on December 31, 2011. Education: Haverford College, B.A., 1963 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1967 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1990 Professional Career: Staff attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1967-1968 Special assistant and legal counsel, Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis, Maine, 1968-1971 Legislative aide, U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, Maine, 1971-1972 Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1973-1985 Justice, Maine Superior Court, 1985-1994 Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1994-1998