Gerard E. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was presented Columbia Law School’s Medal for Excellence during its Winter Luncheon. The award is presented to alumni and past or present faculty members who exemplify the qualities of character, intellect, and social and professional responsibility that the Law School seeks to instill in its students.
Judge Lynch has been the Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law at Columbia Law School since 1996. In 1977, he joined Columbia Law School as an assistant professor of law, and was appointed full professor in 1986. From 1992 to 1997, he served as vice dean. Judge Lynch was appointed to the Southern District of New York in 2000 and to the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2009.