Nicholas George Garaufis (born September 28, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 9/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 36/year
New York Eastern District Court · 2000–2014
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Federal Aviation AdministrationChief counsel · 1995–2000
- Office of the President, Borough of Queens, New YorkChief legal counsel · 1986–1995
- Private practice1973–1975, 1978–1986
State of New YorkAssistant attorney general · 1975–1978
Appointments
2000–2014 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1974- Columbia CollegeB.A. · 1969