Valerie Elaine Caproni
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Senior status. Born 1955.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 73 to 24
- Confirmed
- Sep 9, 2013
- Commissioned
- Dec 2, 2013
- Senior status
- Jan 7, 2025
Education
- B.A., Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University, 1976
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1979
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Phyllis Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1979-1980
- Private practice, New York City, 1980-1985, 2001-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1985-1989, 1992-1998
- chief, Special Prosecutions Unit, 1993
- chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit, 1993-1994
- chief, Criminal Division, 1994-1998
- General counsel and senior vice president, New York State Urban Development Corporation, 1989-1992
- Regional director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Los Angeles, California, 1998-2001
- General counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2003-2011
- Vice president and deputy general counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation, 2011-2013
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 14, 2012; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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