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Merle, Natasha Clarise
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 2023, and received commission on August 11, 2023.
Education:
University of Texas, B.A., 2005
New York University School of Law, J.D., 2008
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2008-2009
Staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow, Gulf Region Advocacy Center, Houston, Texas, 2009-2011
Assistant federal public defender, Capital Habeas Unit, District of Arizona, 2011-2012
Law clerk, Hon. John Gleeson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2013
Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City, 2013-2015
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2016-2023; fellow, 2016-2018; assistant counsel, 2018; senior counsel, 2018-2021; deputy director of litigation, 2021-2023
Adjunct professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, 2019-2020
Lecturer in law, Columbia Law School, 2020-2021
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, January 19, 2022; no Senate vote