William H. Pauley III | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office March 1, 2018 – July 6, 2021 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office October 22, 1998 – March 1, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Peter K. Leisure |
| Succeeded by | John P. Cronan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1952 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 2021 (aged 68) East Quogue, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (AB, JD) |
William Henry Pauley III[1] (August 14, 1952 – July 6, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was noted for issuing the opinion in ACLU v. Clapper in 2013 concerning the legality of the National Security Agency's bulk collection of metadata, as well as sentencing Michael Cohen to three years in prison in 2018.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (July 16, 2021). "William H. Pauley III, Judge in Trump Hush Money Case, Dies at 68". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2021.