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Sandra Feuerstein

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Sandra Feuerstein
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Years in office: 2015 - 2021

Years in office: 2003 - 2015
Education
Bachelor's
University of Vermont, 1966
Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1979
Personal
Birthplace
New York, NY

Sandra J. Feuerstein was a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1] Feuerstein assumed senior status on January 21, 2015.[2] Her service ended on April 9, 2021, when she died.[3][4]

Education

Feuerstein earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in 1966. She earned a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1979.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

Feuerstein was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 7, 2003, to a seat vacated by Judge Thomas Platt. Feuerstein was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 17, 2003, on a 92-0-8 vote and received commission on September 22, 2003.[5] Feuerstein assumed senior status on January 21, 2015.[2]

Corbin case recusual

In 2009, attorneys for Nassau County plaintiff Roger Corbin asked the clerk of court to require Judge Feuerstein to recuse herself from his case and re-assign it to another judge. Corbin's attorneys alleged that Judge Feuerstein had a political bias towards Corbin because the judge's husband had strong ties to the Republican Party of New York.[6]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Thomas Platt
Eastern District of New York
2003–2015
Succeeded by:
Gary R. Brown