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Sannes, Brenda Kay
Born 1958 in Billings, MT
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 8, 2014, to a seat vacated by Norman A. Mordue. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 2014, and received commission on November 21, 2014. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
Carleton College, B.A., 1980
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 8, 2014, to a seat vacated by Norman A. Mordue. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 2014, and received commission on November 21, 2014. Served as chief judge, 2022-present.
Education:
Carleton College, B.A., 1980
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Farris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983-1984
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1984-1988
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1988-1995; high intensity drug trafficking coordinator and deputy chief, Narcotics Section, 1994
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 1995-2014; chief, Appellate Division, 2005-2014; Syracuse office manager, 2010-2014