John G. Koeltl
| John George Koeltl | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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Assumed office August 10, 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Shirley Wohl Kram |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John George Koeltl 1945 (age 71–72) New York City, New York |
| Education |
Georgetown University A.B. Harvard Law School J.D. |
John George Koeltl (born 1945) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. His surname is pronounced "KOLE-t'l."
Koeltl was born in New York City. He graduated from Regis High School in New York City in 1963. He then studied history at Georgetown University, receiving an Artium Baccalaureus degree and then obtained his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from law school Koeltl served as a law clerk for Judge Edward Weinfeld of the Southern District of New York and then for Justice Potter Stewart of the United States Supreme Court.
Koeltl then worked briefly in the office of the Watergate special prosecutor before entering private law practice in New York. For several years, Koeltl was a partner at the New York law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton. During these years, Koeltl served on several committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and American Bar Association and was the author of several published articles on securities law and other topics.
Koeltl was nominated by President Bill Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a seat vacated by Judge Shirley Wohl Kram. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994.
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