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# Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Greenaway has been an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law, Cardozo School of Law, and Columbia University, and a lecturer at Harvard Law School since 2018
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2010-present
- Adjunct professor, Columbia University, 2007-present
- Adjunct professor, Cardozo School of Law, 2006-present
- Joseph Anthony Greenaway Jr. is a British‐American lawyer who held the role of a U.S. Circuit Judge on the Third Circuit from 2010 to 2023 and previously as a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey from 1996 to 2010
- Judge, District Court, D. New Jersey, 1996-2010
- Adjunct professor, Rutgers School of Law - Newark, 2002-2006
- In‐house counsel at Johnson & Johnson (1990–1996)
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1985-1990
- Law clerk, Hon. Vincent Broderick, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
- Law clerk to Judge Vincent Broderick (S.D.N.Y.), 1982–1983
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Currently a partner at Arnold & Porter
- As a Third Circuit judge, he ruled on thousands of appeals and authored over 100 precedential opinions

### Education

- Harvard University — J.D. (1981)
- in, Harvard Law School — J.D. (1981)
- Columbia College — B.A. (1978)

### Additional information

- Served until June 15, 2023, when he retired.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Nominated by President Barack Obama on June 19, 2009, to fill the seat vacated by Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s elevation to the Supreme Court; confirmed by the Senate 84–0 on February 9, 2010, and commissioned February 12, 2010.
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Appointed by President Bill Clinton on July 26, 1996, to replace John F. Gerry; served until February 24, 2010.
- Private practice, New Brunswick, NJ, 1990-1996
- Chief of Narcotics (1989–1990)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, D. of New Jersey (1985–1989)
- Private practice, New York City, 1983-1985
- Private practice in New York City (1981–1985)
- Private practice, New York City, 1981-1982
- Born November 16, 1957, London, England.
- Date of birth: 1957-01-01
- During this tenure, he authored nearly 1,000 opinions across all areas of federal law, presided over nearly 100 jury trials, and numerous bench trials.
- representing Fortune 500 companies and individuals in complex commercial and criminal litigation, and serving as an expert witness in federal and New Jersey law.
- Birth place: London, United Kingdom

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1276/joseph-a-greenaway-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1276/joseph-a-greenaway-jr/)
- [Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1276/joseph-a-greenaway-jr/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1276/joseph-a-greenaway-jr/)
- [Greenaway, Joseph A., Jr. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/greenaway-joseph-jr)
- [Joseph Greenaway](https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Greenaway)
- [Wikidata: Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6280802)

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