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Nardini, William Joseph
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2019, to a seat vacated by Christopher Fitzgerald Droney. Confirmed by the Senate on November 7, 2019, and received commission on November 14, 2019.
Education:
Georgetown University, A.B., 1990
Yale Law School, J.D., 1994
European University Institute, LL.M., 1998
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1994-1995
Law clerk, Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1995-1996
Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1996-1997
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 2000-2010, 2014-2019; deputy appeals chief, 2002-2004; appeals chief, 2004-2010; criminal chief, 2014-2019
Clinical visiting lecturer in law, Yale Law School, 2005-2010
Attaché (on detail), Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Embassy, Rome, Italy, 2010-2014