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Jesse Furman

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Jesse Furman
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title:   Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Barack Obama
Approval vote:   62-34
Active:   2/17/2012 - Present
Preceded by:   Alvin Hellerstein
Personal History
Born:   1972
Home State:   New York, NY
Bachelors:   Harvard, B.A., 1994
Law School:   Yale Law, J.D., 1998

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Jesse Furman is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the court in 2012 after an appointment from Barack Obama. Prior to appointment, Furman served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, a position he has held since 2004. On June 7, 2011 Barack Obama appointed him to a post on the Southern District of New York.[1]

Early life and education

Born in New York City in 1972, Furman earned his B.A. at Harvard University in 1994 and went on to earn his J.D. 4 years later from Yale Law.[1]

Professional career

After law school, Furman clerked for Judge Michael Mukasey with the Southern District of New York from 1998-1999 and Judge Jose Cabranes with the Second Circuit from 1999-2000. He went on to work in fprivate practice in Connecticut for four years before clerking for Justice David Souter with the Supreme Court from 2002-2003. He then joined the United States Attorney's office where he served as an Assistant attorney (2004-2007), Counselor to the Attorney General (2007-2009) and Chief Appellate Attorney (2009-2012) with the Southern District of New York.[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

Jesse Furman was nominated by Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 7. He was nominated to the spot left vacant by Judge Alvin Hellerstein's retirement. Obama said of the nomination, "Throughout their careers these individuals have shown a dedication to justice. I am proud to nominate them to serve the American people from the district court bench.”[2]

He was rated Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee on July 28, 2011 and you can find his Committee Questionnaire Available Here and his Questions for the Record Available Here.[3]

On February 17, 2012 the United States Senate confirmed Jesse Furman to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York with a vote of 62-34. [4]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Alvin Hellerstein
Southern District of New York
2011–Current
Succeeded by:
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