Kimba Wood

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Kimba Wood
Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title:   Senior Judge
Position:   Seat #5T
Station:   New York, NY
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   04/20/1988 - 05/31/2009
Chief:   2006 - 2009
Senior:   06/01/2009 - Current
Preceded by:   Constance Motley
Succeeded by:   Vincent L. Briccetti
Personal History
Born:   1944
Home State:   Port Townsend, WA
Bachelors:   Connecticut College, B.A., 1965
Law School:   Harvard Law, J.D., 1969
Graduate School:   London School of Economics, M.Sc., 1966

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Kimba Maureen Wood (b. 1944) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 1988 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. She is serving on senior status.

Early life and education

Born in Port Townsend, Washington, Wood graduated from Connecticut College with her Bachelor's Degree in 1965. In 1966, Wood earned a Master's in Science from the London School of Economics. Wood received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1969.[1]

Professional career

Wood was a private practice attorney in Washington, D.C. from 1969 to 1970. Wood served as an Attorney in the Office of Legal Services for the Washington, D.C. based, Office of Economic Opportunity from 1970 to 1971. Wood was a private practice attorney in New York City, New York, from 1971 to 1988.[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

On the recommendation of New York U.S. Senator Al D'Amato, Wood was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Ronald Reagan on December 18, 1987 to a seat vacated by Constance Motley. Wood was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19, 1988, and received commission on April 20, 1988. Wood served as Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York from 2006 to 2009. [2] Judge Wood assumed senior status on June 1, 2009. [1]

Notable cases

Julian Heicklen case

In November, 2011, charges were brought before Judge Wood against Julian P. Heicklen, a 79-year-old retired chemistry professor, for jury tampering. Heicklen got in trouble for his practice of stadning outside courthouses holding a sign saying 'Jury Info' and handing out pamphlets that advocate the practice of jury nullification. He was indicted last year and charges were just now formally brought by prosecutors. At the same time the defense, which consists of Heicklen representing himself and a host of other lawyers assisting him, filed a motion to dismiss the charges. Judge Wood has scheduled time to hear oral arguments on the motion in December.[3]

LimeWire lawsuit

Judge Wood presided in a lawsuit between the Recording Industry Artists Association and LimeWire. Judge Wood ruled on May 11, 2010 that the software sharing service was involved in copyright infringement of music owned by major record companies. Attorneys for LimeWire may plan to appeal the ruling to the New York City-based Second Circuit Court of Appeals[4].

Croatian Seamstress case

Judge Wood presided in the case of a former seamstress who was involved in an insider trading ring. Sonja Anticevic was ordered to pay over $5 million for her role in a scheme that used information of certain mergers including Adidas-Reebok and a grand jury indictment of Bristol Meyers for illegal trading.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Kimba Wood Federal Judicial Center Biography
  2. ↑ "THOMAS" Kimba Wood USDC, SDNY confirmation: PN776-100
  3. ↑ New York Times "Prosecution Explains Jury Tampering Charge," November 27, 2011
  4. ↑ Los Angeles Times "Another win for the RIAA, this time over file-sharing company LimeWire", May 12, 2010
  5. ↑ "Reuters" Croatian seamstress ordered to pay $5.7 million, November 30, 2009
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