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Brenda Kay Sannes
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Brenda Kay Sannes serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Nov 20, 2014 by a 96–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Nov 20, 2014
- Senate vote
- 96–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1958
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New YorkBarack Obama · Nov 20, 2014
Education
- Carleton CollegeB.A., 1980
- University of Wisconsin Law SchoolJ.D., 1983
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983-1984; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1984-1988; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1988-1995; high intensity drug trafficking coordinator and deputy chief, Narcotics Section, 1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 1995-2014; chief, Appellate Division, 2005-2014; Syracuse office manager, 2010-2014; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2026-present
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