Shira Scheindlin

Shira A. Scheindlin
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 byBill Clinton
Preceded byLouis Freeh
Succeeded byLorna 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

(1946-08-16) August 16, 1946 (age 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity 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]

  1. ^ "Shira Ann Joffe Bride of Raymond Scheindlin". The Detroit Jewish News. March 28, 1969.
  2. ^ "U.S. Senate Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees". babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Shira Scheindlin". Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Retrieved October 29, 2023.