Chester J. Straub

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Chester J. Straub (born 1937) is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit headquartered in New York City.

Straub attended St. Peter's College and the University of Virginia School of Law. He practiced law in New York from 1963 to 1998, and also served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1967 to 1972 and the New York State Senate from 1973 to 1975.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Straub to the Second Circuit. He took office on June 3, 1998.

In January 2006, Straub was one of the three judges selected to hear National Abortion Federation v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 278, one of the cases later folded into and resolved by Gonzales v. Carhart. The Second Circuit thereby became one of three circuits to uphold district court rulings against the constitutionality of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. Out of the nine circuit court judges who ruled on this issue, Straub was the only one to dissent, voting to reverse the district court and uphold the Act.

Preceded by ?	New York State Assembly, 35th District 1967–1972	Succeeded by John Lopresto
Preceded by Jeremiah Bloom	New York State Senate, 17th District 1973–1974	Succeeded by Major Owens
Preceded by Vander Beatty	New York State Senate, 18th District 1975	Succeeded by Thomas Bartosiewicz