Joseph J. Longobardi (born April 29, 1930) is an inactive senior

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Wilmington,

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, Longobardi received a

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degree from

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in 1952 and a

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from

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in 1957. He was in private practice in Delaware from 1957 to 1959. He was a deputy state attorney general of Delaware from 1959 to 1961. He was in private practice in Wilmington from 1964 to 1974. He was a member of the Delaware Tax Appeal Board from 1973 to 1974. He was a judge of the Delaware Superior Court from 1974 to 1982. He was a Vice Chancellor of the

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from 1982 to 1984.

Federal judicial service

Longobardi was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 4, 1984, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge James Levin Latchum. He was confirmed by the

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on April 24, 1984, and received his commission on May 3, 1984. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1996. He assumed

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on June 15, 1997.

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