Laura Taylor Swain
Personal
Birthday:
1958
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
African American
Gender:
Female Prior Employment:
Law clerk, Hon. Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
Private practice, 1982-1996
Member, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1986-1996
Education
Name of School:
Radcliffe College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1979
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
J.D.
Degree Year - Second:
1982 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:
7/11/2000 Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York, 1996-2000