John Gleeson | |
---|---|
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
Assumed office August 5, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Rachel Barkow |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office September 29,1994 –March 9,2016 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Jack B. Weinstein |
Succeeded by | Diane Gujarati |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,New York,U.S. | July 14,1953
Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
John Gleeson (born July 14,1953) is an American attorney who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Gleeson was born in the Bronx,New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Washington,D.C. in 1975,and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville in 1980.
Gleeson worked as a law clerk for Boyce Martin on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice of law at the firm of Cravath,Swaine &Moore in New York City from 1981 to 1985. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1985 to 1994 where he was noted for his prosecution of Mafia cases,most notably that of Gambino crime boss John Gotti,which resulted in Gotti's conviction. [1]
Gleeson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 22,1994,to a seat vacated by Jack B. Weinstein. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28,1994,and received his commission the next day. He served until his resignation on March 9,2016. [2]
As a district judge,Gleeson was a critic of harsh mandatory sentencing. [3] Gleeson's ruling against the FBI in a landmark racial profiling case was reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Ashcroft v. Iqbal (2009). Judge Gleeson oversaw the prosecution of Jordan Belfort,famous as the "Wolf of Wall Street". [4]
In 2012,he approved a deferred prosecution agreement with HSBC which was widely criticized as being too lenient, [3] but he continued to monitor the agreement for years,in 2016 ordering reports by the bank's independent monitor to be publicly disclosed in the interest of transparency. [5] In his last days on the bench Judge Gleeson,instead of issuing a writ of audita querela , [6] created a new "federal certificate of rehabilitation" to help convicts find jobs. [7] [8]
On January 4,2016,it was announced that Gleeson planned to resign from the bench and return to private practice on March 9,2016. [9] [10] He joined white shoe firm Debevoise &Plimpton to practice white-collar crime defense. [3]
On May 11,2020,Gleeson co-authored an op-ed concerning the Department of Justice's request to drop charges against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn;the op-ed pointed out that dismissal of charges was not automatic but would only be granted by leave of the court. [11] Two days later,Judge Emmet G. Sullivan appointed Gleeson to present arguments against the DOJ’s request to withdraw the case against Flynn and to determine if perjury charges should be brought against Flynn. In the role,Gleeson served as a "friend of the court." [12] [13]
On May 11,2022,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Gleeson to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission,to replace the retiring Rachel Barkow. [14] On May 12,2022,his nomination was sent to the Senate. [15] On June 8,2022,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [16] On July 21,2022,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote,with 6 Republican senators voted “no”on record. [17] On August 4,2022,the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a voice vote. [18] On October 18,2023,he was renominated by President Biden for an additional term. [19] On October 24,2023,his renomination was sent to the Senate. [20] On April 18,2024,his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 11–10 party-line vote. [21] His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson is an American lawyer and jurist who is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25,2022,and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office that same year. She is the first black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court. From 2021 to 2022,Jackson was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Alison Julie Nathan is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2011 to 2022. She previously served as associate White House counsel for President Barack Obama.
Luis Felipe Restrepo,known commonly as L. Felipe Restrepo,is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Florence Yu Pan is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2021 to 2022 and a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 2009 to 2021.
Claria Denise Horn Boom is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Maria Araújo Kahn is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 2017 to 2023.
Jennifer Hutchison Rearden is an American lawyer from New York who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
This is a timeline of events from 2020 to 2022 related to investigations into the many suspicious links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies relating to the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. It follows the timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections,both before and after July 2016,until November 8,2016,election day,the transition,the first and second halves of 2017,the first and second halves of 2018,and the first and second halves of 2019.
Gabriel Patrick Sanchez is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2022. He served as an associate judge of the California Court of Appeal from 2018 to 2022.
Holly Aiyisha Thomas is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.
John Hyungseung Chun is an American lawyer from Washington who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He served as a judge of the Washington State Court of Appeals,Division One from 2018 to 2022.
David Augustin Ruiz is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2016 to 2022.
Victoria Marie Calvert is an American lawyer from Georgia who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Arianna Julia Freeman is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Ana Isabel de Alba is an American attorney who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California from 2022 to 2023.
Robert Steven Huie is an American lawyer from California who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Natasha Clarise Merle is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor. He pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience;further he pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.
On February 25,2022,President Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the position of associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy by Stephen Breyer,who announced his retirement on January 27,2022,at the age of 83. Jackson,a former law clerk of Breyer,was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,having been appointed by Biden in 2021. Jackson is the first Black woman in U.S. history to be nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Arun Srinivas Subramanian is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.