Jeannette Vargas | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
Assumed office November 6, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Paul G. Gardephe |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeannette Anne Vargas 1973 (age 50–51) Flushing,Queens,New York,U.S. |
Education | Harvard College (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Jeannette Anne Vargas (born 1973) [1] [2] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York since 2024. She previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2024.
Vargas earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude ,from Harvard College in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2000. [3]
From 2000 to 2001,Vargas worked as an associate at Simpson Thacher &Bartlett in New York City. From 2001 to 2002,she was a law clerk for Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 2002 to 2024,she served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In that role,from 2010 to 2014,she served as chief of the Tax and Bankruptcy Unit,from 2014 to 2016,she was senior trial counsel and she served as deputy chief in the Civil Division from 2016 to 2024. [3]
Vargas was recommended to the Biden administration by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. [4] On March 20,2024,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Vargas to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. [3] On March 21,2024,her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Vargas to the seat vacated by Judge Paul G. Gardephe,who assumed senior status on August 9,2023. [5] On April 17,2024,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6] On May 9,2024,her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote. [7] On September 10,2024,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–43 vote. [8] Later that day,her nomination was confirmed by a 51–43 vote. [9] She received her judicial commission on November 6,2024. [10]
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