Hector Gonzalez
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 15, 2021
- Senate vote
- 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- Mar 23, 2022
- Commissioned
- Apr 18, 2022
Education
- B.S., Manhattan College, 1985
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), 1988
- M.A., John Jay College, City University of New York, 1995
Career
- U.S. Army cadet, 1982-1983
- Private practice, New York City, 1988-1990, 1993-1994, 1999-2022
- Assistant district attorney, New York City, 1990-1993
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-1999
- deputy chief, Narcotics Unit, 1997-1998
- chief, Narcotics Unit, 1999
- Visiting lecturer (Fulbright Scholar), University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1998
- Special master, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2016
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, September 8, 2020; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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