Dora Irizarry
Dora Irizarry is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). She assumed senior status on January 26, 2020. Irizarry was the chief judge of the court from 2016 to 2020.
Before joining the Eastern District of New York, Irizarry was a private practice attorney.[1]
Education
Born in Puerto Rico, Irizarry graduated from Yale University with her bachelor's degree in 1976 and later graduated from Columbia University School of Law with her J.D. Degree in 1979.[1]
Professional career
- 2002-2004: Attorney, private practice
- 1998-2002: Judge, New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District
- 1997-1998: Judge, New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District
- 1995-1997: Judge, New York City Criminal Court
- 1987-1995: Assistant district attorney, New York County
- 1981-1987: Special narcotics prosecutor, Bronx County
- 1979-1981: Assistant district attorney, Appeals Bureau in Bronx County District Attorney's Office [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York
Irizarry was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by Judge Reena Raggi as Raggi was nominated to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Irizarry was confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 2004, on a Senate vote and received commission on July 8, 2004. She assumed senior status on January 26, 2020. Irizarry served as chief judge from 2016 to 2020.[2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, "List of active judges"
- Biography from Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dora Irizarry biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ THOMAS, "Nomination of Dora Irizarry," accessed June 9, 2015 Search for Dora Irizarry
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| Preceded by: Reena Raggi |
Eastern District of New York 2004–2020 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Margo Brodie • Roslynn Mauskopf • Ramon Reyes, Jr. • Ann M. Donnelly • Pamela Ki Mai Chen • Gary R. Brown (Federal judge) • LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall • Diane Gujarati • Eric Komitee • Rachel Kovner • Sanket Bulsara • Hector Gonzalez (New York) • Nina Morrison • Nusrat Choudhury • Natasha Merle • Orelia Merchant | ||
| Senior judges |
Raymond Dearie • Leo Glasser • Denis Hurley • Edward Korman • Carol Amon • Brian Cogan • Nicholas Garaufis • Nina Gershon • Dora Irizarry • Kiyo Matsumoto • Allyne Ross • Joanna Seybert • Eric Vitaliano • Joan Azrack • Frederic Block • William Kuntz • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Arlene Lindsay • Roanne Mann • Cheryl Pollak • Ramon Reyes, Jr. • Vera Scanlon • Steven Locke • Peggy Kuo • Steven Tiscione • Anne Shields • James Wicks • James R. Cho • Taryn A. Merkl • Marcia Henry • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Sterling Johnson • Thomas Platt • Charles Sifton • Arthur Spatt • David Trager • Jack Weinstein • Leonard Wexler • Joseph Bianco • Sandra Feuerstein • John Gleeson • Sandra Townes • Frank Altimari • Charles Linnaeus Benedict • Joseph McLaughlin (Second Circuit) • Reena Raggi • George Pratt • Asa Wentworth Tenney • Edward Beers Thomas • Thomas Chatfield • Van Vechten Veeder • Edwin Louis Garvin • Marcus Beach Campbell • Robert Alexander Inch • Grover Moscowitz • Mortimer Byers • Clarence Galston • Matthew Abruzzo • John Bartels • Frederic Block • Henry Bramwell • Walter Bruchhausen • Mark Costantino • John Dooling • Orrin Judd • Jacob Mishler • Edward Neaher • Eugene Nickerson • Leo Rayfiel • George Rosling • Anthony Travia • Joseph Zavatt • Harold Kennedy (New York) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Raymond Dearie • Edward Korman • Thomas Platt • Charles Sifton • Jack Weinstein • Carol Amon • Dora Irizarry • Roslynn Mauskopf • Robert Alexander Inch • Walter Bruchhausen • Jacob Mishler • Joseph Zavatt • | ||
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