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Natasha Clarise Merle
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Natasha Clarise Merle serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Jun 21, 2023 by a 50–49 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Jun 21, 2023
- Senate vote
- 50–49
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1983
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkJoseph R. Biden · Jun 21, 2023
Education
- University of TexasB.A., 2005
- New York University School of LawJ.D., 2008
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009; Staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow, Gulf Region Advocacy Center, Houston, Texas, 2009-2011; Assistant federal public defender, Capital Habeas Unit, District of Arizona, 2011-2012; Law clerk, Hon. John Gleeson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2013; Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City, 2013-2015; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2016-2023; fellow, 2016-2018; assistant counsel, 2018; senior counsel, 2018-2021; deputy director of litigation, 2021-2023; Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2019-2020; Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2020-2021
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