Norma Levy Shapiro

Norma Levy Shapiro (born 1928) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Shapiro received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1948 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1951. She was a law clerk, Hon. Horace Stern, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1952. She was a Gowen fellow in criminal law, University of Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1955. She was in private practice in Philadelphia, PA from 1956 to 1978, during this time she became the first female partner at Dechert. She was an Instructor / lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1951–1952, 1955-1956 in 1971.

Shapiro was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Shapiro was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 1, 1978, to a seat vacated by James H. Gorbey. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1978, and received her commission the same day. She assumed senior status on December 31, 1998.

Sources

• Norma Levy Shapiro at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Shapiro, Norma Levy
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Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1928
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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