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Azrack, Joan Marie
Born 1951 in Neptune, NJ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 18, 2014, to a seat vacated by Joanna Seybert. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014. Assumed senior status on December 19, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1990-2014
Education:
Rutgers University, B.S., 1974
New York Law School, J.D., 1979
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 18, 2014, to a seat vacated by Joanna Seybert. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014. Assumed senior status on December 19, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1990-2014
Education:
Rutgers University, B.S., 1974
New York Law School, J.D., 1979
Professional Career:
Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1982-1990; deputy chief, Narcotics Section, 1985-1986; chief, Business and Securities Fraud Section, 1987-1990; deputy chief, Criminal Division, 1987-1990