Margaret M. Garnett
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 11, 2023
- Senate vote
- 49 to 46
- Confirmed
- Nov 28, 2023
- Commissioned
- Jan 9, 2024
Education
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1992
- M.A., Yale University, 1995
- M.Phil., Yale University, 1997
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2000
Career
- Private practice, New York City, 2000-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2004-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2005-2017
- Deputy chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2010-2011
- Chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2011-2014
- Chief, Violent and Organized Crime Unit, 2014
- Deputy chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2015-2016
- Chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2017
- Adjunct professor, trial advocacy seminar, Brooklyn Law School, 2015, 2017
- Adjunct professor, federal prosecution seminar and externship, Columbia Law School, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice, State of New York, 2017-2018
- Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation, 2018-2021
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2021-2023
- deputy U.S. attorney, 2021-2023
- special counsel, 2023
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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