Carla B. Freedman | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York | |
| Assumed office October 8, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Grant C. Jaquith |
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| Born | 1963 (age 59–60) Ann Arbor,Michigan,U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) New York Law School (JD) |
Carla Beth Freedman (born 1963) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York since October 2021.
Freedman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the New York Law School in 1988. [2]
From 1988 to 2004,Freedman was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office in Manhattan,where she led a unit that focused on investigating organized crime from 1997 to 2004. From 2007 to 2021,she served as Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. From 2018 to 2021,she was the narcotics chief for the office. [2]
In March 2021,Freedman was recommended to the position of U.S. Attorney by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. [3] On August 10,2021,President Joe Biden nominated Freedman to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of New York. [4] On September 30,2021,her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. [5] On October 5,2021,her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. [6] On October 8,2021,Freedman was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York by Glenn T. Suddaby,the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. [7] Freedman is the first woman to hold this position. [8]
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. Appeals from the Northern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,which has jurisdiction over the four districts of New York,the District of Connecticut and the District of Vermont. The U.S. attorney for the district is Carla B. Freedman since October 8,2021.
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