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Block, Frederic
Born 1934 in Brooklyn, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Eugene H. Nickerson. Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1994, and received commission on September 29, 1994. Assumed senior status on September 1, 2005.
Education:
Indiana University, A.B., 1956
Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1959
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Eugene H. Nickerson. Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1994, and received commission on September 29, 1994. Assumed senior status on September 1, 2005.
Education:
Indiana University, A.B., 1956
Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1959
Professional Career:
Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, 1959-1961
Private practice, Patchogue, New York, 1961-1962
Private practice, Port Jefferson, New York, 1962-1968, 1974-1977, 1979-1981, 1983-1985
Private practice, Centereach, New York, 1968-1974
Private practice, Smithtown, New York, 1977-1979, 1981-1983, 1985-1994
Adjunct professor, Touro Law School, 1992-