Trager, David G. Born December 23, 1937, in Mount Vernon, NY Died January 5, 2011, in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 6, 1993, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Assumed senior status on March 1, 2006. Service terminated on January 5, 2011, due to death. Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1959 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1962 Professional Career: Private practice, New York City, 1963-1967 Assistant corporation counsel, New York City, 1967 Law clerk, Hon. Kenneth B. Keating, New York State Court of Appeals, 1968-1969 Law clerk, Hon. Stanley H. Fuld, New York State Court of Appeals, 1969 Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1970-1972 Faculty, Brooklyn Law School, 1972-1974, 1978-1993; associate professor of law, 1972-1974; professor of law, 1978-1993; dean, 1983-1993 U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1974-1978 Chairman, New York State Temporary Commission on Investigations, 1983-1990 Member, Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, New York City, 1981-1989