Gary Richard Brown

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1963.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated: May 21, 2019
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Dec 19, 2019
Commissioned: Dec 31, 2019

Other federal judicial service

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2011-2019

Education

A.B., Columbia College, 1985
J.D., Yale Law School, 1988

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Jacob Mishler, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1988-1989
Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of New York, 1989-1996
affirmative litigation coordinator, 1994-1996
Assistant U.S. attorney, Long Island Criminal Division, Eastern District of New York, 1996-2005
deputy chief, 2001-2003
chief, 2003-2005
Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2001-2005
CA Technologies, Islandia, New York, 2005-2011
senior counsel, 2005-2006
associate general counsel and director of litigation, 2006-2007
chief counsel for litigation, 2007-2011
chief compliance officer, 2009-2011
Adjunct professor, St. John's University School of Law, 2014-

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, July 30, 2015; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, May 15, 2018; no Senate vote

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

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