Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.

Early life and education

Greenaway was born of West Indian parents in London, England, and immigrated to the United States at the age of two. His father is a carpenter and his mother is a nurse.

Greenaway was on the varsity baseball team at the Bronx High School of Science, from which he graduated in 1974. Greenaway earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1981. From 1982 until 1983, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Vincent Lyons Broderick of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Career

Greenaway worked in private practice in New York City from 1981 until 1985. He became an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey from 1985 to 1989, when he became the chief of narcotics for the District of New Jersey. From 1990 to 1996, Greenaway worked as in-house counsel for Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey. From 2002 to 2006, Greenaway was an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. He is an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law where he teaches a course on trial practice and a seminar on the Supreme Court as well as an adjunct at Columbia University, where he also teaches a seminar on the Supreme Court. Since 2018, he has been a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School.

Federal judicial service

District court service

Greenaway was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 27, 1995, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge John F. Gerry. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on July 16, 1996, and received commission on July 26, 1996. His service terminated on February 24, 2010, due to his elevation to the court of appeals.

Court of appeals service

Greenaway was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 19, 2009, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge Samuel Alito, who was elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States on January 31, 2006. On February 9, 2010, he was confirmed by the Senate by an 84–0 vote. He received his commission on February 12, 2010. He joined the law firm Arnold & Porter in September 2023.

Personal life

Greenaway is married to Columbia University professor Valerie Purdie Greenaway. He is currently a trustee of Columbia University.

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References

1. "Judge Greenaway: On His Way to an Eagle ... or an Albatross?".
2. Observatory 1974 Class Yearbook Bronx High School of Science, pp. 66-67 (1974).
3. {{FJC Bio
4. ""Judge Greenaway Asks 2006 Graduates to Make Promises", ''Cardozo Life''".
5. [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1112/vote_111_2_00021.htm/ On the Nomination (Confirmation Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit)].
6. [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Judge-Joseph-A-Greenaway-Jr-for-the-Third-Circuit-and-Judge-Beverly-B-Martin-for-United-States-Court-of-Appeals-for-the-Eleventh-Circuit/ President Obama Nominates Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Judge Beverly B. Martin for United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit] {{webarchive. link. (March 5, 2010 .)
7. "Joseph Greenaway to Retire from Third Circuit Appeals Court (1)".
8. (February 7, 2023). "Biden gains 3rd Circuit vacancy with Greenaway's retirement". Reuters.
9. (July 18, 2023). "Ex-US appeals judge Greenaway joins law firm Arnold & Porter". Reuters.
10. Greenaway, Joseph A.. (May 1, 2020). "Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. Lecture Series on Law and Justice Speak at Your Own Peril". British Journal of American Legal Studies.
11. "Greenaway, Horowitz Join Trustees {{!}} Columbia College Today".
12. "Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. {{!}} Office of the Secretary".