Kimba Wood
| Kimba Wood | |
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| Chief Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office August 1, 2006 – June 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Mukasey |
| Succeeded by | Loretta Preska |
| Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office April 20, 1988 – June 1, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Constance Motley |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Briccetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kimba Maureen Wood January 21, 1944 Port Townsend, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Connecticut College (BA) London School of Economics (MS) Harvard University (JD) |
Kimba Maureen Wood (born January 21, 1944) is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Kimba Wood was born in Port Townsend, Washington, and was named for the small town of Kimba, South Australia, which her mother saw in an atlas. Her father was a career officer and speechwriter in the United States Army. Wood frequently lived in Europe during her youth, where her father was stationed in several places, and she received early education at the Sorbonne.
Wood received a B.A. from Connecticut College in 1965. She received a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics in 1966. While in London, she spent five days training as a Playboy bunny.
She then earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1969, where there were fewer than twenty women in her class.
Wood was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1969 to 1970, and was then an attorney with the Office of Economic Opportunity from 1970 to 1971.
She relocated to New York City and returned to private practice from 1971 to 1988, working as an anti-trust law expert at the firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae. She became one of the first women to break into the male world of anti trust law.
On December 18, 1987, based upon a recommendation from Senator Al D'Amato, Wood was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Constance Baker Motley. Wood was confirmed by a unanimous US Senate on April 19, 1988, and she received her commission on April 20, 1988. She entered on duty on July 28, 1988. She served as chief judge from 2006 to 2009 and assumed senior status on June 1, 2009.
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