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Halpern, Philip Morgan
Born 1956 in Derby, CT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Kevin P. Castel. Confirmed by the Senate on February 12, 2020, and received commission on February 21, 2020.
Education:
Fordham University, B.S., 1977
Pace University School of Law (now Elisabeth Haub School of Law), J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to a seat vacated by Kevin P. Castel. Confirmed by the Senate on February 12, 2020, and received commission on February 21, 2020.
Education:
Fordham University, B.S., 1977
Pace University School of Law (now Elisabeth Haub School of Law), J.D., 1980
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Irving Ben Cooper, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1980-1982, 1982-1983 (part-time)
Private practice, New York City, 1982-1984
Private practice, White Plains, New York, 1984-2020
Adjunct professor, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 2016-2017, 2019
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 13, 2018; no Senate vote