Draft:Sarah Netburn
Sarah Netburn | |
|---|---|
| Chief Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James L. Cott |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office August 16, 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Sarah Netburn (born 1972)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York since 2012. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.
Education[edit]
Netburn earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 2001.[2]
Career[edit]
From 2001 to 2002, Netburn served as a law clerk for Judge Harry Pregerson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 2002 to 2010, she worked at at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP in New York City[3] where she then became a partner. From 2010 to 2012, she served as the Southern District of New York's chief counsel to the Office of Pro Se Litigation.[2]
Federal judicial service[edit]
She assumed office as a United States magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 16, 2012.[4] On June 24, 2020, Netburn was appointed to a second term to serve as a United States magistrate judge.[5] On January 3, 2024, she was appointed as the chief magistrate judge for a term starting January 21, 2024. She succeeded Judge James L. Cott.[6]
Nomination to district court[edit]
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Netburn to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On April 30, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Netburn to the seat being vacated by Judge Lorna G. Schofield, who will assume senior status on December 31, 2024.[7] On May 22, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] During her confirmation hearing, she was questioned by Republican senators on the committee over a 2022 case when she granted the request of William McClain, an incarcerated 6' 2" transgender woman who goes by July Justine Shelby, who asked to move to a women’s prison from a men’s prison. The inmate was currently serving a 15-year sentence for distributing child pornography to other sex offenders and previously served 18 years in prison for sexual assault of two minors.[9] At one point in the hearing, Senator John N. Kennedy stated, "the Board of Prisons said 'What planet did you parachute in from? You're going to a male prison with this kind of record.' And you sent him to a female prison, did you? You said that the Board of Prisons was trying to violate Ms Shelby, former Mr. McClain's, constitutional right, didn't you?".[10] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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- ^ https://ecbawm.com/
- ^ "Sarah Netburn | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "ORDER: In the Matter of the Appointment of Sarah Netburn As Full Time Magistrate Judge" (PDF).
- ^ "In the Matter of the Appointment of a Chief Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York" (PDF). United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. January 3, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies | United States Courts". www.uscourts.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. May 21, 2024.
- ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. "Senate Dems celebrate 200th Biden admin judicial confirmation amid partisan slugfest over latest nominees". Courthouse News. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Senators grill Biden judicial nominee over transgender inmate transfer request despite sex crimes convictions". yahoo.com. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "PN1653 — Sarah Netburn — The Judiciary". congress.gov. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
