Joseph Frank Bianco
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born 1966.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 54 to 42
- Confirmed
- May 8, 2019
- Commissioned
- May 13, 2019
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 21, 2005
- Commissioned
- Jan 3, 2006
- Left this court
- May 17, 2019. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., Georgetown University, 1988
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1991
- M.A., Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, 2013
Career
- Private practice, New York City, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Peter K. Leisure, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1992-1993
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-2003
- Adjunct professor, Fordham University School of Law, 2002-2004
- Senior counsel and deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-2006
- Adjunct professor, St. John's University School of Law, 2006-
- Adjunct professor, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Touro College, 2007-2014
- Adjunct professor, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University, 2009-2013
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 13, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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