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| Loretta Preska | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Station: | New York, NY |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Approval vote: | Unanimous |
| Active: | 08/12/1992 - Present |
| Chief: | 2009 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Robert Ward |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | Albany, NY |
| Bachelors: | College of St. Rose, B.A., 1970 |
| Law School: | Fordham U. Law, J.D., 1973 |
| Grad. School: | New York U. Law, LL.M., 1978 |
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Loretta A. Preska is the chief judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Preska became the chief judge of the court in May of 2009 when Kimba Wood assumed senior status. [1] Prior to her judicial appointment, Preska worked in private practice.[2]
Early life and education
Preska graduated from the College of St. Rose with her Bachelor's degree in 1970 and also graduated from Fordham Law with her Juris Doctor Degree in 1973. She graduated from NYU Law with her Master of Laws degree in 1978.[2]
Professional career
Preska spent her entire pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney in New York City from 1973 to 1992. [2]
Judicial career
Federal judgeship
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Al D'Amato, Preska was nominated by George Bush on March 31, 1992 to a seat vacated by Robert Ward. Preska was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1992 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on August 12, 1992. [3]
Notable cases
Fed Reserve disclosure
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York *Bloomberg v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System No. 08 Civ. 9595 (LAP) |
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| On August 24, 2009, Judge Preska ruled that the Federal Reserve must disclose the recipients of emergency loans and aid during the economic downturn. [4]
Bloomberg News took court action after the nation's central bank refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request. According to the network, Bloomberg News hoped that if they made public the recipients of bailout money it would deter more bailout money from being handed out. [4] As part of her order, Preska gave the Federal Reserve five days to hand over the documents. On August 28, 2009, Judge Preska delayed her order requiring the Federal Reserve to disclose bailout recipients. Preska also allowed the Fed to file an appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. [5] The case was subsequently argued in front of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on January 11, 2010 and decided on March 19, 2010. The appellate court judges, Dennis Jacobs, Pierre Leval, and Peter Hall, upheld the decision reached by Judge Preska.[6] |
Judicial philosophy
See also
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
External links
- Judge Preska's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- List of Article III judges of the Southern District of New York
References
- ↑ Expose Corrupt Courts "Loretta Preska to become chief judge", May 22, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FJC.gov" Biography of Loretta Preska, May 7, 2009
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Loretta Preska, May 7, 2009(Search for Loretta Preska)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Washington Post" Judge Rules Fed Must Disclose Firms That Accept Aid, August 26, 2009
- ↑ "Reuters" Judge puts Fed's bailout revelations on hold, August 28, 2009
- ↑ BLOOMBERG, LP v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FED. RES., 601 F. 3d 143
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Ward |
Southern District of New York 1992–Current |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
