Federal Judicial Center Operational Status:

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the Federal Judicial Center (Center) has ceased all non-excepted activities until funding is restored.

The Center will post any changes in operational status on this web page. Please check back for updates.

You are here

Gujarati, Diane

Born 1969 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on May 21, 2019, to a seat vacated by John Gleeson. Confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 2020, and received commission on September 18, 2020.

Education:
Barnard College, B.A., 1990
Yale Law School, J.D., 1995

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. John M. Walker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1995-1996
Private practice, New York City, 1996-1999
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1999-2020
     Deputy chief, Appeals Unit, Criminal Division, 2006-2008
     Deputy chief, White Plains Division, 2008-2010
     Chief, White Plains Division, 2010-2012
     Deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2012-2020
Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2015-2018

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, September 13, 2016; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, May 15, 2018; no Senate vote