Shira A. Scheindlin
b. 1946 · Washington, DC
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | Judge | William J. Clinton (Democratic) | Sep 29, 1994 | Retirement, 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
- Rene Herrera-Castanola v. Loretta E. Lynch 2016
- Elton Mendoza Rizo v. Loretta E. Lynch 2016
- Uthe Technology Corp. v. Aetrium, Inc. 2015
- United States v. Cornelius Dozier, IV 2015
- Lawrence Willyard v. Carolyn Colvin 2015
- Barnett v. Southern California Edison Co. Long Term Disability Plan 2015
- Ferdinand Reynolds v. Kirk Gerstel 2015
- Baltazar Magallon-Del Toro v. Loretta E. Lynch 2015
- Edgar Ortega-Sanchez v. Loretta E. Lynch 2015
- Ottovich Ex Rel. Harvey G. Ottovich Revocable Living Trust v. Chase Home Finance, LLC 2015
- Velarde-Flores v. Lynch 2015
- Arief Jacobson v. Loretta E. Lynch 2015
- United States v. Anderson 2014
- United States v. Monfort 2012
- Altman v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission 2012
- United States v. Camara 2012
- Brown v. City of Syracuse 2012
- United States v. Al Kassar 2011
- Millea v. Metro-North Railroad 2011
- L-7 Designs, Inc. v. Old Navy, LLC 2011
- Nolasco v. Holder 2011
- Wellington v. Holder 2010
- Williams v. New York City Housing Authority 2010
- O'Neil v. Ponzi-Flett 2010
- The City of Rome, New York v. Verizon Communications Inc. 2004
- Adams v. Master Carvers of Jamestown, Ltd. 2004
- Bank of China v. NBM LLC 2004
- Bank of China v. NBM LLC 2004
- John Fountain, Also Known as Chick v. United States 2004
- United States of America, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Ramon Reyes, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant 2003
- United States v. Kurt Kavoukian 2003
- Blue v. Cablevision Systems 2003
- Warnervision Entertainment Inc. v. Empire of Carolina, Inc. 1996
- Carole Tomka v. The Seiler Corporation, Daniel Lucey, David Polonsky and Timothy Conroy 1995
- HBE Leasing Corp. v. Frank 1995
- Sotelo-Aquije v. Slattery 1995
- T.G.I. Friday's Inc. v. National Restaurants Management, Inc. 1995