Rachel Peter Kovner
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1979.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- 88 to 3
- Confirmed
- Oct 16, 2019
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 2019
Education
- A.B., Harvard University, 2001
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 2006
- Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court, 2008
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006-2007
- Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2007-2008
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2009-2013
- Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2013-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, May 15, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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