Natasha Clarise Merle
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Born 1983.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 50 to 49
- Confirmed
- Jun 21, 2023
- Commissioned
- Aug 11, 2023
Education
- B.A., University of Texas, 2005
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 2008
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009
- Staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow, Gulf Region Advocacy Center, Houston, Texas, 2009-2011
- Assistant federal public defender, Capital Habeas Unit, District of Arizona, 2011-2012
- Law clerk, Hon. John Gleeson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2013
- Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City, 2013-2015
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2016-2023
- fellow, 2016-2018
- assistant counsel, 2018
- senior counsel, 2018-2021
- deputy director of litigation, 2021-2023
- Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2019-2020
- Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2020-2021
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, January 19, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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