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Mary Lowe

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Mary Lowe

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

Bachelor's

Hunter College of the City University of New York, 1951

Law

Brooklyn Law School, 1955

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.


Mary Johnson Lowe (1924-1999) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and a justice on the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

After a brief stint on the New York Supreme Court, Lowe was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 10, 1978, to a seat vacated by John Cannella; she was confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 1978, and received commission four days later. Lowe was succeeded in this position by Denise Cote. She assumed senior status on July 27, 1991, and served until her death on February 27, 1999.[1]

Early life and edcuation

  • Hunter College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1951
  • Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1954
  • Columbia Law School, LL.M., 1955[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, New York City, 1955-1971
  • Judge, Criminal Court, New York City, 1971-1973
  • Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York County Supreme Court, 1973-1974
  • Judge, Bronx County Supreme Court, 1975-1976
  • Justice, Supreme Court of New York, 1977-1978[1]

Judicial career

Southern district of New York

After a brief stint on the New York Supreme Court, Lowe was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 10, 1978, to a seat vacated by John Cannella; she was confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 1978, and received commission four days later. Lowe was succeeded in this position by Denise Cote. She assumed senior status on July 27, 1991, and served until her death on February 27, 1999.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
John Cannella
Southern District of New York
1978–1991
Succeeded by:
Denise Cote