Lewis Jeffrey Liman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- 64 to 29
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Commissioned
- Dec 31, 2019
Education
- A.B., Harvard College, 1983
- M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1984
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1987
Career
- Lawyer, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1987
- Law clerk, Hon. Pierre N. Leval, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1987-1988
- Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-1990
- Private practice, New York City, 1990-1994, 1999-2019
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-1999
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern 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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