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Raymond Lohier
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Lohier in 2021
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sonia Sotomayor |
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Raymond Joseph Lohier Jr.
December 1, 1965 Montreal, Canada |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) New York University (JD) |
Raymond Joseph Lohier Jr. was born on December 1, 1965. He is a lawyer from Canada who became an American citizen. Today, he is a very important judge. He works for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. This court helps decide if legal decisions made in lower courts were fair.
Before becoming a judge, Mr. Lohier worked as a special lawyer for the United States government. He helped with important cases in New York. He also worked to protect people's civil rights. He was the first judge of Haitian-American background to be approved by the United States Senate.
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His Early Life and School
Raymond Lohier Jr. was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His family comes from Haiti. He went to high school at Friends' Central School in Philadelphia. He finished there in 1984.
After high school, he went to Harvard College. He earned a degree called a Bachelor of Arts. He graduated with honors. Then, he studied law at New York University School of Law. He was in charge of a law magazine there. After law school, he worked for a judge named Robert P. Patterson Jr.
His Career as a Lawyer
Early in his career, Mr. Lohier worked at a law firm called Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. From 1997 to 2000, he worked for the United States Department of Justice. He was a Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division. In this role, he worked on cases about fair treatment in jobs. He also handled other important civil rights issues for the government.
In 2000, he became an Assistant United States Attorney. This means he was a prosecutor for the government. ..... Later, he became the chief of a special team. This team focused on stopping fraud related to stocks and other investments.
Mr. Lohier is well-known for his work on some big cases. He helped investigate a large investment fraud case. He also worked as a prosecutor on another important legal case.
Becoming a Federal Judge
In February 2010, a New York Senator named Chuck Schumer suggested Mr. Lohier for a judge position. This position was open on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The previous judge, Sonia Sotomayor, had moved to the Supreme Court of the United States.
On March 10, 2010, President Barack Obama officially nominated Mr. Lohier. The United States Senate voted on his nomination. On December 19, 2010, the Senate approved him with a vote of 92 to 0. He officially became a judge on December 20, 2010.
His Personal Life
Raymond Lohier is married to Donna Hae Kyun Lee. She is a professor at the CUNY School of Law. They got married in 1999. They live in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2021, Mr. Lohier was chosen to be on the Harvard Board of Overseers. This is a group that helps guide Harvard University. He will serve on this board until 2027. He is also a member of the American Law Institute.
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