Jerry Nadler

Jerrold Nadler
Official portrait, 2019
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byJim Jordan
In office
December 20, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byJohn Conyers
Succeeded byDoug Collins
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byBob Goodlatte
Succeeded byJim Jordan
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
Assumed office
November 3, 1992
Preceded byTed Weiss
Constituency17th district (1992–1993)
8th district (1993–2013)
10th district (2013–2023)
12th district (2023–present)
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1977 – November 3, 1992
Preceded byAlbert H. Blumenthal
Succeeded byScott Stringer
Constituency69th district (1977–1982)
67th district (1983–1992)
Personal details
Born
Jerrold Lewis Nadler

(1947-06-13) June 13, 1947 (age 77)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Josephine Langsdorr Miller
(m. 1976)
Children1
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Fordham University (JD)
SignatureCursive signature in ink
WebsiteHouse website

Jerrold Lewis Nadler (/ˈnædlər/; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2023 has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district, which includes central Manhattan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to Congress in 1992 to represent the state's 17th congressional district, which was renumbered as the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and as the 10th from 2013 to 2023. Nadler chaired the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023. In his 17th term in Congress, Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York State Assemblyman.[1]

  1. ^ "AOC, Jerry Nadler, and dozens of other NY Dems call for Gov. Cuomo's resignation". March 12, 2021.