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Steven James Menashi

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born 1979.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
Sep 9, 2019
Senate vote
51 to 41
Confirmed
Nov 14, 2019
Commissioned
Nov 14, 2019

Education

  • A.B., Dartmouth College, 2001
  • J.D., Stanford Law School, 2008

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2008-2009
  • Olin-Searle Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center, 2009-2010
  • Law clerk, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 2010-2011
  • Private practice, New York City, 2011-2017
  • Koch-Searle Research Fellow, New York University School of Law, 2013-2015
  • Assistant professor of law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, 2016-2019
  • U.S. Department of Education, 2017-2018
  • acting general counsel, 2017-2018
  • principal deputy general counsel, 2018
  • Associate counsel and special assistant, President Donald J. Trump, 2018-2019

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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