Jed Saul Rakoff
Personal
Birthday:
1943
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Freedman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1969-1970
Private practice, New York City, 1970-1972, 1980-1995
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1973-1980; chief, business and securities fraud prosecutions, 1978-1980
Education
Name of School:
Swarthmore College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1964
Name of School - Second:
University of Oxford, Balliol College
Degree - Second:
M.Phil.
Degree Year - Second:
1966
Name of School - Third:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Third:
J.D.
Degree Year - Third:
1969 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Southern District Court
President Nominating:
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
1/4/1996
Retirement from Active Service:
12/31/2010