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Nina Gershon

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Nina Gershon
Senior Judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Assumed office
October 16, 2008
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
August 1, 1996 – October 16, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byLeonard D. Wexler
Succeeded byWilliam F. Kuntz II
Magistrate Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
1976–1996
Personal details
Born(1940-10-16)October 16, 1940(age 83)
Chicago,Illinois,U.S.
EducationCornell University(BA)
Yale Law School(LLB)

Nina Gershon(born October 16, 1940)[1]is aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.She was appointed by PresidentBill Clintonin 1996 at the recommendation ofSenator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.[2]She assumedsenior statuson October 16, 2008.

Education and career

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Born inChicago,Illinois,Gershon received aBachelor of Artsdegree in English with honors fromCornell Universityin 1962 and aBachelor of LawsfromYale Law Schoolin 1965.[3]In 1965 and 1966, she was aFulbright Scholarat theLondon School of Economics' Hampstead Clinic.[citation needed]She was a Staff attorney of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Mental Health Information Service from 1966 to 1968, and was then assistant corporation counsel with the Appeals Division of the New York City Law Department from 1968 to 1969, and from 1970 to 1972.[3]She was a professor of law and political science at theUniversity of California, San Diegofrom 1969 to 1970.[3]She was an attorney for the New York City Law Department from 1972 to 1976, serving as Chief of the Federal Appeals Division from 1972 to 1975 and Chief of the Consumer Protection Division from 1975 to 1976.[3]

Federal judicial service

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In 1976, Gershon became aUnited States magistrate judgeof theSouthern District of New York,an office she would hold for twenty years. She was also an adjunct professor of law at theCardozo School of Lawfrom 1986 to 1988. On October 18, 1995, Gershon was nominated by PresidentBill Clintonto a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New Yorkvacated byLeonard D. Wexler.She was confirmed by theUnited States Senateon July 30, 1996, and received her commission on August 1, 1996. She assumedsenior statuson October 16, 2008.[3]

Notable cases

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 28; March 27; May 2; June 25; July 31; September 24, 1996.U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 520.
  2. ^142 Cong. Rec. S 9312
  3. ^abcde"Gershon, Nina - Federal Judicial Center".www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^New York Times,October 4, 1999, "In Museum Case, Judge Has Eye for Law, if Not Art".
  5. ^Brooklyn Inst. of Arts & Scis v. City of New York & Rudolph W. Giuliani,64 F. Supp. 2d 184, 205 (E.D.N.Y. 1999)
  6. ^Fried, Robert D. Mcfadden With Joseph P. (4 August 2000)."Judge Voids Law Certifying Kosher Food".The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^New York Times, May 25, 2006.
  8. ^"Man jailed over NY bombing plot".BBC News.January 8, 2007.
  9. ^"ccrjustice.org"(PDF).
  10. ^"Federal appeals court in NY rules against ACORN".Associated Press. Archived fromthe originalon August 17, 2010.Retrieved2010-08-13.
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Preceded by Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
1996–2008
Succeeded by