Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Senate vote
- 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- Dec 4, 2024
- Commissioned
- Dec 9, 2024
Education
- A.B., Hamilton College, 1989
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Diana E. Murphy, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1992-1994
- Staff attorney, Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1994-1996
- Trial attorney, National Courts Section, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1998-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 2003-2024
- Team leader and Plattsburgh office supervisor, 2011-2012
- Deputy criminal chief, 2012-2014
- Criminal chief, 2014-2018
- First assistant U.S. attorney, 2018-2024
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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