--- title: "Rosemary S. Pooler | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rosemary-s-pooler-2594" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rosemary S. Pooler U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1998-present - 2022–2023: Senior Judge of the Second Circuit - Rosemary S. Pooler (1938–2023) was a distinguished U.S. circuit judge of the Second Circuit, the first woman elected to the New York State Supreme Court’s Fifth Judicial District, and a trailblazer in public service and the legal profession - Judge, District Court, N.D. New York, 1994-1998 - 1994–1998: U.S. District Judge, Northern District of New York, appointed by President Bill Clinton - 1990–1994: Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District — the first woman elected to this seat - Visiting Professor of Law at Syracuse University (1987–1988) and Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Atlantic States Legal Foundation (1989–1990) - Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston called her “a leader... devoted to public service, fairness, and equal justice for all” - Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ### Education - J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (1965) She also completed the Harvard Program for Senior Managers in Government (1978) and a Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Economics from SUNY Albany (1978). - University of Connecticut — M.A. (1961) - CUNY Brooklyn College — B.A. (1959) - State University of New York at Albany ### Additional information - Staff director, Committee on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions, New York State Assembly, 1987-present - Rosemary Pooler passed away August 10, 2023 in Syracuse, NY, at age 85. - She was honored with multiple awards, including the Central New York Women’s Bar Association Karen DeCrow Award (2023) and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York Doris S. Hoffman Medal (2012). - 1998–2022: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appointed by Clinton. - Commissioner, New York State Public Service Commission, 1981-1986 - Chair and executive director, New York State Consumer Protection Board, 1975-1980 - District representative, Syracuse New York Common Council, 1974-1975 - Assistant corporation counsel and director of consumer affairs unit, Syracuse, NY, 1972-1973 - Began in private legal practice in Syracuse, NY (1966–1972). - Date of birth: 1938-01-01 - Birth place: New York, NY ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2594/rosemary-s-pooler/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2594/rosemary-s-pooler/) - [Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2594/rosemary-s-pooler/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2594/rosemary-s-pooler/) - [Hon. Rosemary S. Pooler](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/rsp.html) - [Pooler, Rosemary S. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/pooler-rosemary-s) - [Wikidata: Rosemary S. Pooler](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7368425) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rosemary-s-pooler-2594", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rosemary-s-pooler-2594", "name": "Rosemary S. Pooler | KnowJudges", "description": "Rosemary S. Pooler, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rosemary-s-pooler-2594#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rosemary-s-pooler-2594#judge", "name": "Rosemary S. 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