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Jesse Matthew Furman

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

Jesse Matthew Furman serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Feb 17, 2012 by a 62–34 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Feb 17, 2012
Senate vote
62–34
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1972

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkBarack Obama · Feb 17, 2012

Education

  • Harvard UniversityB.A., 1994
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1998

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998-1999; Law clerk, Hon. JoséA. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999-2000; Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000-2002, 2003-2004; Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2007, 2009-2012; deputy chief appellate attorney, 2009-2012; Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 2007-2009

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