Stuart M. Bernstein
Stuart M. Bernstein was a judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of New York. He was appointed to the court on November 24, 1993. He retired from the court on September 30, 2020.[1]
Education
Judge Bernstein received his bachelor's degree from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1972 and his J.D. from Fordham University in 1975.[2][3]
Career
From September 1975 until March 1978, Bernstein was an associate at the New York law firm of Rosenman & Colin. From March 1978 until September 1982, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For several years prior to his appointment to the bench in November 1993, he practiced law with the New York firm of Kensington & Ressler, P.C.[3]
Noteworthy cases
Bernard Madoff case changes hands in the judiciary (2014)
- See also: United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of New York (In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 08-01789 (SMB))
- See also: United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of New York (In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 08-01789 (SMB))
On January 14, 2014, the Southern District of New York began the reassignment of all ongoing cases related to winding down the assets of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities to Judge Bernstein following the unexpected death of Judge Burton R. Lifland. Bernstein was only the second member of the court to oversee the case, as the late Judge Lifland had presided over the Madoff bankruptcy proceedings since their inception in December 2008.[4][5]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, "DISTINGUISHED BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO RETIRE FROM SOUTHERN DISTRICT BENCH," August 21, 2020
- ↑ Judge Profile: Stuart M. Bernstein
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stuart M. Bernstein Profile
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Burton R. Lifland Dies," January 13, 2014
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Madoff Case Is Assigned to Judge Bernstein," January 15, 2014
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
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