Shira A. Scheindlin | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office August 16, 2011 – April 29, 2016 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office September 29, 1994 – August 16, 2011 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Louis Freeh |
Succeeded by | Lorna G. Schofield |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office 1982–1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Shira Ann Joffe August 16, 1946 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) Columbia University (MA) Cornell University (JD) |
Shira Ann Scheindlin (/ˈʃɛndlɪn/; née Joffe;[1] born August 16, 1946[2]) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She is currently of counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.[3]