Abraham David Sofaer (born May 6, 1938) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and legal adviser to the United States State Department. After resigning from the State Department, he became the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs at the Hoover Institution.
Abraham David Sofaer
New York Southern District Court
Born 1938 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India
FJC ID: 2238
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityGeorge P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow · 1994–present
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1991–1994
U.S. Department of StateLegal advisor · 1985–1990- Columbia UniversityProfessor of law · 1969–1979
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1967–1969
Law clerk , Hon. William J. Brennan · 1966–1967
Law clerk , Hon. J. Skelly Wright · 1965–1966
Appointments
1979–1985 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Resignation
Education
LL.B. · 1965- Yeshiva UniversityB.A. · 1962