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Nina Gershon

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · 1996

Nina Gershon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Nina Gershon (born October 16, 1940) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 at the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. She assumed senior status on October 16, 2008.

Education

  • Cornell UniversityB.A., 1962
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1965

Career

Staff attorney, Mental Health Information Service, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, 1966-1968; Assistant corporation counsel, Appeals Division, New York City Law Department, 1968-1969; 1970-1972; Professor of law and political science, University of California, San Diego, 1969-1970; Attorney, New York City Law Department, 1972-1976; chief, Federal Appeals Division, 1972-1975; chief, Consumer Protection Division, 1975-1976; Adjunct professor of law, Cardozo School of Law, 1986-1988

Biography

Nina Gershon (born October 16, 1940) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 at the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. She assumed senior status on October 16, 2008.

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