John Peter Cronan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1976.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 27, 2020
- Senate vote
- 55 to 42
- Confirmed
- Aug 6, 2020
- Commissioned
- Aug 10, 2020
Education
- B.A., Georgetown University, 1998
- J.D., Yale Law School, 2001
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2001
- Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr.,U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 2003-2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York,2007-2017
- deputy chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2014-2016
- chief/co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2016-2017
- Adjunct clinical professor of law, New York University School of Law, 2015-2017
- Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020
- acting assistant attorney general, 2017-2018
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, December 2, 2019; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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