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David Seymour Leibowitz

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Born 1971.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 8, 2024
Senate vote
64 to 33
Confirmed
Feb 27, 2024
Commissioned
Mar 1, 2024

Education

  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1993
  • Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1998
  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), 2000

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Robert G. Flanders, Jr., Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 2000-2001
  • Assistant district attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 2001-2003
  • Appeals and Training Bureau, 2001-2002
  • Special Investigations Unit, 2002-2003
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2003-2009, 2010-2012
  • General Crimes Unit, 2003-2004
  • Narcotics Unit, 2004-2005
  • Violent Crimes Unit, 2005-2007
  • Terrorism and National Security Unit, 2007-2009
  • Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, 2010-2012
  • Braman Management Association, Miami, Florida, 2012-2024
  • assistant general counsel, 2012-2015
  • secretary and general counsel, 2015-2023
  • assistant secretary and assistant general counsel, 2023-2024

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, November 6, 2023; no Senate vote

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

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