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Margaret M. Garnett
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Margaret M. Garnett serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Nov 28, 2023 by a 49–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Nov 28, 2023
- Senate vote
- 49–46
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1971
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJoseph R. Biden · Nov 28, 2023
Education
- University of Notre DameB.A., 1992
- Yale UniversityM.A., 1995
- Yale UniversityM.Phil., 1997
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 2000
Career
Private practice, New York City, 2000-2004; Law clerk, Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2004-2005; Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2005-2017; Deputy chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2010-2011; Chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2011-2014; Chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2014; Deputy chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2015-2016; Chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2017; Adjunct professor, trial advocacy seminar, Brooklyn Law School, 2015, 2017; Adjunct professor, federal prosecution seminar and externship, Columbia Law School, 2015, 2016, 2017; Executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice, State of New York, 2017-2018; Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation, 2018-2021; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2021-2023; deputy U.S. attorney, 2021-2023; special counsel, 2023
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