Reena Raggi
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Reena Raggi is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Education
Raggi graduated from Wellesley with her Bachelor's Degree in 1973 and later graduated from Harvard Law with her juris doctorate degree in 1976.
Professional career
Raggi began her legal career as a law clerk for Federal Appeals Judge Thomas Fairchild in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Chicago from 1976 to 1977 before moving to New York City to become a private practice attorney from 1977 to 1979 before joining theU.S. Attorney's Officeas Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1979 to 1986. While with the Eastern District of New York, Raggi served as Chief of the Narcotics Division handling drug prosecutions from 1982 to 1984 before being promoted to the Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division for the Eastern District of New York handling large-scale prosecutions from 1984 to 1986 before being nominated by President Ronald Reagan as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York to fill an vacancy as a part of a interim court appointment in 1986 before resuming private practice work from 1986 to 1987.
Federal judicial career
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Raggi was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 1, 2002, to a seat vacated by Amalya Kearse as Kearse assumed senior status. Raggi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 20, 2002 on a unopposed 85-0-15 vote and received commission on October 4, 2002[1].
Eastern district of New York
Raggi began her federal judicial career as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Al D'Amato, Raggi was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on January 20, 1987, to a seat vacated by Frank Altimari. Raggi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 7, 1987 on a majority voice vote and received commission on May 7, 1987[2].
External links
- Biography of Reena Raggi from the Federal Judicial Center.
- http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/reena_raggi/index.html
- http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Reena-Raggi
- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/01/23/2008-01-23_judge_wont_let_city_off_easily_in_2003_f.html
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Cabranes • Hall • Jacobs • Katzmann • Livingston • Lynch • Parker • Pooler • Raggi • Wesley • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Calabresi • Cardamone • Feinberg • Kearse • Leval • McLaughlin • Miner • Newman • Sack • Straub • Walker • Winter |
| Former judges |
Altimari • Anderson • Chase • Clark • Coxe • Frank • Friendly • Gurfein • A. Hand • L. Hand • Harlan • Hays • Hincks • Hough • Kaufman • Knapp • Lacombe • Lumbard • Mack • Mahoney • Mansfield • Manton • Marshall • Mayer • Medina • Meskill • Moore • Mulligan • Noyes • Parker • Oakes • Patterson • Pierce • Pratt • Rogers • Shipman • Smith • Sotomayor • Swan • Timbers • Townsend • Van Graafeiland • Wallace • Ward • Waterman |
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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
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| Active judges |
Chief judge: Dearie • Amon • Bianco • Cogan • Feuerstein • Garaufis • Gleeson • Irzarry • Matsumoyo • Masukopf • Ross • Seybert • Townes • Vitalino • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Block • Bramwell • Gershon • Glasser • Hurley • Johnson • Korman • Platt • Spatt • Trager • Weinstein • Wexler |
| Magistrate judges |
Chief judge: Gold • Azrack • Bloom • Boyle • Carter • Go • Levy • Lindsay • Mann • J. Orenstein • M. Orenstein • Pohorelsky • Pollak • Reyes • Tomlinson • Wall |
| Former judges |
Abruzzo • Altimari • Bartels • Benedict • Bruchhausen • Byers • Campbell • Chatfield • Costantino • Dooling • Galston • Garvin • Inch • Judd • Kennedy • McLaughlin • Mishler • Moscowitz • Neaher • Nickerson • Pratt • Raggi • Rayfiel • Rosling • Sifton • Tenney • Thomas • Travia • Veeder • Zavatt |
