Vernon S. Broderick
Vernon S. Broderick | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Deborah Batts |
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| Born | March 11, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Vernon Speede Broderick (born March 11, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Biography
[edit]Broderick was born in 1963, in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Yale University. He received his Juris Doctor in 1988 from Harvard Law School. He began his career at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 1988 to 1994. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1994 to 2002 and was Chief of the Violent Gangs Unit from 1999 to 2002. Broderick rejoined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in 2002 as Counsel, becoming a partner in 2005, concentrating his practice on white collar crimes, regulatory investigations and business litigation. In 2003, he was appointed to the commission to Combat Police Corruption by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[1] In 2011, he was appointed to the New York State Commission on Public Integrity by Governor Andrew Cuomo.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On April 15, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Broderick to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Deborah Batts, who assumed senior status on April 13, 2012. His nomination was reported by a voice vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 13, 2013.[2] The Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote on September 9, 2013.[4] He received his commission on September 10, 2013.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
- List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Michael "Panel Monitoring Police Corruption Is Revived" New York Times August 14, 2003
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Vernon S. Broderick to Serve on the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. 15 April 2013 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b Vernon S. Broderick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, September 9, 2013 – Senate Democrats". 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Vernon S. Broderick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Vernon S. Broderick at Ballotpedia
- 1963 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American judges
- African-American judges
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Lawyers from New York City
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- Yale College alumni