James Orenstein
James Orenstein was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was appointed to this position on November 9, 2004, and retired at the end of his term on November 8, 2020.[1][2]
Education
Judge Orenstein graduated from the United Nations International School, Harvard University, and the New York University School of Law.[1]
Professional career
Following law school, Judge Orenstein began his career as a law clerk for U.S. Circuit Judge James Hunter III. He then worked as a private practice lawyer from 1988 to 1990. In 1990, he became an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He worked in this position until 2001. During this time, he also served as a special attorney to the U.S. Attorney General as part of a special prosecution team in the Oklahoma City bombing trials from 1996 to 1998. He was also an attorney-advisor in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel from 1998 to 1999 and an associate deputy attorney general from 1999 to 2001. In 2001, he joined the firm Baker & Hostetler, where he was a partner until his judicial appointment in 2004. He also works as an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law.[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York, magistrate
Orenstein was appointed as a federal magistrate judge on November 9, 2004. He retired at the end of his term on November 8, 2020.
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, "Biography of Judge Orenstein," accessed June 11, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone communication with Daniel Isaacs-Smith, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts," November 13, 2020
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
