Jesse Matthew Furman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jun 7, 2011
- Senate vote
- 62 to 34
- Confirmed
- Feb 17, 2012
- Commissioned
- Feb 17, 2012
Education
- B.A., Harvard University, 1994
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1998
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. JoséA. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999-2000
- Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 2000-2002, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. David H. Souter, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2007, 2009-2012
- deputy chief appellate attorney, 2009-2012
- Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 2007-2009
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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