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John Peter Cronan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 2020
John Peter Cronan, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Senate voted 55–42 on the nomination on Aug 6, 2020 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed55–42 · Aug 6, 2020
Education
- Georgetown UniversityB.A., 1998
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2001
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2001; Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr.,U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001-2002; Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 2003-2007; Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York,2007-2017; deputy chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2014-2016; chief/co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2016-2017; Adjunct clinical professor of law, New York University School of Law, 2015-2017; Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020; acting assistant attorney general, 2017-2018
Biography
John Peter Cronan (born 1976) is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was formerly acting United States assistant attorney general for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division.
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