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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Chief Judges
Number of chief judges: 16
Hand, Learned (1948-1951)
Swan, Thomas Walter (1951-1953)
Chase, Harrie Brigham (1953-1954)
Clark, Charles Edward (1954-1959)
Lumbard, Joseph Edward (1959-1971)
Friendly, Henry Jacob (1971-1973)
Kaufman, Irving Robert (1973-1980)
Feinberg, Wilfred (1980-1988)
Oakes, James Lowell (1989-1992)
Meskill, Thomas Joseph (1992-1993)
Newman, Jon Ormond (1993-1997)
Winter, Ralph K., Jr. (1997-2000)
Walker, John Mercer, Jr. (2000-2006)
Jacobs, Dennis G. (2006-2013)
Katzmann, Robert A. (2013-2020)
Livingston, Debra Ann (2020-present)