Nina Gershon

Nina Gershon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Assumed office
October 16, 2008
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
August 1, 1996 – October 16, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byLeonard D. Wexler
Succeeded byWilliam F. Kuntz II
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
1976–1996
Personal details
Born (1940-10-16) October 16, 1940 (age 83)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationCornell University (BA)
Yale Law School (LLB)

Nina Gershon (born October 16, 1940)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 at the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.[2] She assumed senior status on October 16, 2008.

  1. ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 28; March 27; May 2; June 25; July 31; September 24, 1996. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 520.
  2. ^ 142 Cong. Rec. S 9312