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Michael Etan Farbiarz

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Michael Etan Farbiarz serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed May 2, 2023 by a 65–34 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
May 2, 2023
Senate vote
65–34
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1973

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyJoseph R. Biden · May 2, 2023

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1995
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1999

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1999-2000; Law clerk, Hon.José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2000-2001; Private practice, New York City, 2001-2004; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2014; deputy chief, Terrorism and National Security Unit, 2009-2010; co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2010-2014; Adjunct instructor, Columbia Law School, 2014; Senior fellow, New York University Law School, 2014-2016; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2016-2023; general counsel, counsel to subsidiaries, and director of Port Authority Insurance Captive Entity, 2016-2023; acting inspector general, 2020-2021

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