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Cheryl Pollak

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Cheryl Pollak
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Tenure
1995 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
30
Education
Bachelor's
Princeton, 1975
Law
University of Chicago Law, 1978


Cheryl L. Pollak is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She has served in this position since November 1, 1995.[1][2]

Education

Judge Pollak received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1975 and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1978.[1]

Professional career

After law school, Ms. Pollak worked as a law clerk to U.S. Circuit Judge William Timbers. She then joined the law firm Davis, Polk & Wardwell in 1979. In 1986, she became an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. While in this office, she served as the chief of the Narcotics/OCDETF Unit and the deputy chief of the Criminal Division. She also worked as the international affairs and national security coordinator for the U.S. Attorney's Office.[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York, magistrate

Pollak has served as a federal magistrate judge since November 1, 1995.[1]

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