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Jed Saul Rakoff
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jed Saul Rakoff serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Dec 29, 1995. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Dec 29, 1995
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1943
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkWilliam J. Clinton · Dec 29, 1995
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
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