Richard M. Berman
| Richard M. Berman | |
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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 September 11, 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 9, 1998 – September 10, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kevin Thomas Duffy |
| Succeeded by | Nelson S. Roman |
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| Born | 1943 (age 73) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Cornell University New York University School of Law Fordham University |
Richard M. Berman (born 1943) is a Senior United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Berman received his B.S. from Cornell University in 1964 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1967. He received a Diploma of Comparative Law in 1968 and a Diploma of International Law in 1970 from the Faculty of Law. He also received a Master of Social Work from Fordham University in 1996. He went into private practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell before becoming an executive assistant to United States Senator Jacob K. Javits in 1974. He served in this capacity until 1977, when he was named Executive Director of the New York State Alliance to Save Energy, co-chaired by Senators Javits and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. A year later, he was appointed General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Warner Cable Corporation, a position he held until 1986, when he returned to private practice.
Berman served as a judge in the New York State Family Court for Queens County from 1995 to 1998. On May 21, 1998, he was named by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Kevin Thomas Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998. He assumed senior status on September 11, 2011. Berman is a member of the New York State-Federal Judicial Council, which is concerned with issues of joint interest to the state and federal judiciary. Berman served as Chairman of the Council from 2011-12.
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