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Paul Adam Engelmayer

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

Paul Adam Engelmayer serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Jul 26, 2011 by a 98–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Jul 26, 2011
Senate vote
98–0
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1961

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkBarack Obama · Jul 26, 2011

Education

  • Harvard CollegeB.A., 1983
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1987

Career

Reporter, Wall Street Journal, New York City, 1983-1984; Law clerk, Hon. Patricia M. Wald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1987-1988; Law clerk, Hon. Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States, 1988-1989; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1989-1994, 1996-1999; deputy chief appellate attorney, 1994; chief, Major Crimes Unit, 1996-1999; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1996; Private practice, New York City, 2000-2011

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