William Pauley

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William Pauley
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Title:   Judge
Position:   Seat #23
Station:   New York, NY
Service:
Appointed by:   Bill Clinton
Active:   10/22/1998 - Present
Preceded by:   Peter Leisure
Personal History
Born:   1952
Home State:   Glen Cove, NY
Bachelors:   Duke U., A.B., 1974
Law School:   Duke U. Law, J.D., 1977

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William H. Pauley III is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the Court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench, Pauley was the Associate Counsel for the New York State Assembly Minority Leader from 1984 to 1998, in addition to being in private practice.

Early life and education

Born in Glen Cove, New York, Pauley graduated from Duke University with his Bachelor's degree in 1974 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 1977. [1]

Professional career

Pauley was a law clerk in the Nassau County, New York Attorney's Office from 1977 to 1978 before appointment to serve as Deputy County Attorney for Nassau County Attorney's Office in New York in 1978. Pauley was a private practice attorney in New York City until 1998 in addition to serving as Assistant Counsel for the New York State Assembly Minority Leader from 1984 to 1998.[1]

Judicial career

Federal judgeship

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynhian, Pauley was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton on May 21, 1998 to a seat vacated by Peter Leisure. Pauley was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21, 1998 on a Senate voice vote and received commission on October 22, 1998. [2]

Notable cases

Hiram Monserrate case

  United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
     *Monserrate v. NEW YORK STATE SENATE 695 F. Supp. 2d 80
Judge Pauley denied an request by former New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate to stop a decision made by the New York Senate to expel him on February 9, 2010.[3]

Monserrate was expelled after being convicted of domestic violence towards his girlfriend which is considered a misdemeanor.[3]

The case was appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, but the appellate court ruled that the district court "did not abuse its discretion in determining that the Monserrate Appellants failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits of any of the claims they press on appeal. We thus need not reach any of the other arguments advanced by the parties. For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the district court's denial of the preliminary injunction."[4]


Dot-com collusion

  United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge Pauley on March 18, 2010, ruled against striking down a regulation that prohibits collusion between investment bankers and analysts at Wall Street firms. The ruling comes after the largest firms on Wall Street in 2009 wanted a 2003 rule that prohibited unsupervised contact between investment bankers and analysts overturned. The judge emphasized in his decision that there needs to be separation between independent analysts and bankers if confidence in the markets can be improved.[5]


See also

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Preceded by:
Peter Leisure
Southern District of New York
1998–Current
Succeeded by:
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