Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum

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Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title:   Senior Judge
Position:   Seat #15
Station:   New York, NY
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   03/04/1986 - 03/30/1998
Senior:   03/31/1998 - Present
Preceded by:   Charles Stewart
Succeeded by:   Naomi Buchwald
Personal History
Born:   1929
Home State:   New York, NY
Undergraduate:   Barnard College, B.A., 1950
Law School:   Columbia Law, LL.B., 1953

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Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 1986 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan and is presently serving on senior status.

Early life and education

Cedarbaum graduated from Barnard with her Bachelor's degree in 1950 and graduated from Columbia-New York Law with her law degree in 1953. [1]

Professional career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Edward Dimock, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1953-1954
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1954-1957
  • Attorney, Court of Claims Section, Office of the Deputy U.S. Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1958-1959
  • Part-time legal consultant, New York City, 1959-1962
  • First assistant counsel, New York State Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, 1963-1964
  • Associate counsel, The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 1965-1979
  • Acting village justice, Village of Scarsdale, New York, 1978-1982
  • Village justice, Village of Scarsdale, New York, 1982-1986
  • Private practice, New York City, 1979-1986 [1]

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Moynihan, Cedarbaum was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986 to a seat vacated by Charles E. Stewart. Cedarbaum was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1986 on a senate vote and received commission on March 4, 1986. Cedarbaum assumed senior status on March 31, 1998. [1]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Charles Stewart
Southern District of New York
1986–1998
Succeeded by:
Naomi Buchwald


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