Michael Etan Farbiarz
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Born 1973.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 65 to 34
- Confirmed
- May 2, 2023
- Commissioned
- May 5, 2023
Education
- A.B., Harvard University, 1995
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1999
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1999-2000
- Law clerk, Hon.José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2000-2001
- Private practice, New York City, 2001-2004
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2014
- deputy chief, Terrorism and National Security Unit, 2009-2010
- co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2010-2014
- Adjunct instructor, Columbia Law School, 2014
- Senior fellow, New York University Law School, 2014-2016
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2016-2023
- general counsel, counsel to subsidiaries, and director of Port Authority Insurance Captive Entity, 2016-2023
- acting inspector general, 2020-2021
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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