Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum

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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]

Legal 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]

Federal judicial career

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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