Alvin Hellerstein
| Alvin K. Hellerstein | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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Assumed office January 30, 2011 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office October 22, 1998 – January 30, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Louis L. Stanton |
| Succeeded by | Jesse M. Furman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alvin K. Hellerstein 1933 (age 83–84) New York City, New York |
| Education |
Columbia College B.A. Columbia Law School J.D. |
Alvin K. Hellerstein (born 1933) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and has been involved in several high-profile cases.
Hellerstein was born in New York City, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1954. He received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1956 and was editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was a law clerk for Judge Edmund Palmieri of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1956 to 1957. He was in the United States Army, JAG Corps from 1957 to 1960. He was in private practice of law as co-head of the litigation department of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP in New York City from 1960 to 1998.
Hellerstein is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Hellerstein was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 15, 1998, to a seat vacated by Louis L. Stanton. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received commission on October 22, 1998. He took senior status on January 30, 2011.
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