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Daniels, George B.
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 5, 1999, to a seat vacated by Robert P. Patterson, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 2000, and received commission on March 9, 2000. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2021.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1975
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Trial attorney, Legal Aid Society of New York, 1978-1980
Law clerk, Hon. Rose Bird, Supreme Court of California, 1980-1981
Bar review course instructor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1981
Private practice, 1981-1983
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1983-1989
Adjunct professor of law, Brooklyn Law School, 1988-1991
Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1989-1990, 1993-1995
Counsel, Mayor David Dinkins, New York City, 1990-1993
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1995-2000