Orelia Eleta Merchant
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2023
- Senate vote
- 51 to 48
- Confirmed
- May 3, 2023
- Commissioned
- May 12, 2023
Education
- B.S., Dillard University, 1992
- M.A., College of William and Mary, 1995
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1998
Career
- Assistant regional counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Illinois, 1998-2000, 2001-2002
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2000-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 2002-2019
- Civil Division, 2002-2016
- executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2016-2019
- Chief deputy attorney general for state counsel, State of New York, 2019-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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