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John Peter Cronan

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

John Peter Cronan serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Aug 6, 2020 by a 55–42 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Aug 6, 2020
Senate vote
55–42
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1976

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDonald J. Trump · Aug 6, 2020

Education

  • Georgetown UniversityB.A., 1998
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 2001

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2001; Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr.,U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001-2002; Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 2003-2007; Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York,2007-2017; deputy chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2014-2016; chief/co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2016-2017; Adjunct clinical professor of law, New York University School of Law, 2015-2017; Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020; acting assistant attorney general, 2017-2018

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