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Cronan, John Peter
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on February 27, 2020, to a seat vacated by William H. Pauley III. Confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 2020, and received commission on August 10, 2020.
Education:
Georgetown University, B.A., 1998
Yale Law School, J.D., 2001
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2001
Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001-2002
Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002-2003
Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 2003-2007
Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2007-2017; deputy chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2014-2016; chief/co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2016-2017
Adjunct clinical professor of law, New York University School of Law, 2015-2017
Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020; acting assistant attorney general, 2017-2018
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, December 2, 2019; no Senate vote