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Jed Saul Rakoff
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1996
Jed Saul Rakoff , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jed Saul Rakoff (born August 1, 1943) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, and assumed senior status in 2010.
Education
- Swarthmore CollegeB.A., 1964
- University of Oxford, Balliol CollegeM.Phil., 1966
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1969
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Freedman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1969-1970; Private practice, New York City, 1970-1972, 1980-1995; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1973-1980; chief, business and securities fraud prosecutions, 1978-1980
Biography
Jed Saul Rakoff (born August 1, 1943) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, and assumed senior status in 2010.
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