Shira A. Scheindlin

b. 1946 · Washington, DC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJudgeWilliam J. Clinton (Democratic)Sep 29, 1994Retirement, Apr 29, 2016

Education

  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1967
  • Columbia University, M.A., 1969
  • Cornell Law School, J.D., 1975

Professional Career

Private practice, New York City, 1975-1976, 1990-1994, 2016-; Law clerk, Hon. Charles Brieant, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1976-1977; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1977-1981; General counsel, New York City Department of Investigation, 1981-1982; Adjunct professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1983-1994; Private practice, Short Hills, New Jersey, 1986-1990; Mediator, arbitrator, and special master, JAMS, New York City, 2016-

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-1986

Opinions on This Site

37 opinions from 1995 to 2016

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