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Naomi Reice Buchwald

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Senior status. Born 1944.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Feb 12, 1999
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Sep 13, 1999
Commissioned
Sep 22, 1999
Senior status
Mar 21, 2012

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1980-1999; chief magistrate judge, 1994-1999

Education

  • B.A., Brandeis University, 1965
  • LL.B., Columbia Law School, 1968

Career

  • Private practice, New York City, 1968-1973
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1973-1980

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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