Baer, Harold Jr. Born 1933 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a seat vacated by Robert W. Sweet. Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994. Assumed senior status on September 8, 2004. Education: Hobart College, B.A., 1954 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1957 Professional Career: Assistant to the general counsel, Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co., 1958-1959 Assistant counsel, New York State Commission on the Governmental Operations of the City of New York, 1959-1960 Assistant counsel, New York State Commission of Investigation (Special Unit), 1960-1961 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1961-1967 Executive director, Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City Police Department, 1967-1968 Private practice, New York City, 1968-1970, 1972-1982 First assistant U.S. attorney/chief of Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1970-1972 Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 1974-1983 Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1982-1992 Executive judicial officer, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc., 1992-1994