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Jessica Clarke
Jessica Clarke
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 20, 2023
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Colleen McMahon
Personal details
Born	Jessica Gloria Lynn Clarke; 1983 (age 40–41); Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (BA); Ohio State University (JD)

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Jessica Gloria Lynn Clarke (born 1983)^[1] is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education

Clarke received her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University in 2005 and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2008.^[2]

Career

Clarke began her law career as a law clerk for Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 2008 to 2010. From 2010 to 2016, she served as a trial attorney in the Housing & Civil Enforcement Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. She then worked at the boutique law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, first as an associate from 2016 to 2018 and then as of counsel from 2018 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023, she served as chief of the Civil Rights Bureau at the New York State Office of Attorney General, overseeing the bureau's work on violations of civil rights law in New York.^[3]

Federal judicial service

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Clarke to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to a seat vacated by Judge Colleen McMahon, who assumed senior status on April 21, 2021.^[4] On January 12, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[5] During her hearing, Republican senators questioned her over her role in an investigation related to the New York City police response to George Floyd protests. James recommended that New York City decriminalize minor infractions to reduce "negative contact with the police, particularly in communities of color."^[6] On February 10, 2022, the committee failed to report her nomination by an 11–11 vote.^[7]^[8] On June 23, 2022, the United States Senate discharged the committee from further consideration of her nomination by a 50–49 vote.^[9]

On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate; she was renominated later the same day.^[10] On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.^[11] On March 16, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–45 vote.^[12] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 48–43 vote.^[13] She received her judicial commission on April 20, 2023.^[14]

References

^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women for Federal Judgeships". September 2021.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 11, 2022.
^ Raymond, Nate (March 16, 2023). "U.S. Senate confirms civil rights lawyer to New York federal bench". Reuters.
^ Wagner, Rose. "Three judicial nominees make it through blue-slip debacle and out of committee". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 10, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "On the Motion (Motion to Discharge Jessica G. L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York from the Committee on the Judiciary)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jessica G.L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica G.L. Clarke, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ Jessica G. L. Clarke at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

Jessica G. L. Clarke at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Colleen McMahon	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2023–present	Incumbent

[Questionnaire-1] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women for Federal Judgeships". September 2021.

[December15-4] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[5] "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 11, 2022.

[6] Raymond, Nate (March 16, 2023). "U.S. Senate confirms civil rights lawyer to New York federal bench". Reuters.

[7] Wagner, Rose. "Three judicial nominees make it through blue-slip debacle and out of committee". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[8] "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 10, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[9] "On the Motion (Motion to Discharge Jessica G. L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York from the Committee on the Judiciary)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[10] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2023.

[11] "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[12] "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jessica G.L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[13] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica G.L. Clarke, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[14] Jessica G. L. Clarke at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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-'''Jessica Gloria Lynn Clarke''' (born 1983)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Clarke%20SJQ%20Public%20Final%20for%20Box1.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> is an American [[lawyer]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] who is the designate to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]].
+'''Jessica Gloria Lynn Clarke''' (born 1983)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Clarke%20SJQ%20Public%20Final%20for%20Box1.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> is an American lawyer from [[New York (state)|New York]] who serves as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]].
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 == Career ==
-Clarke began her law career as a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Solomon Oliver Jr.]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio]] from 2008 to 2010. From 2010 to 2016, she served as a trial attorney in the Housing & Civil Enforcement Section of the [[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice]]. She then worked at the boutique litigation firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, first as an associate from 2016 to 2018 and then as [[of counsel]] from 2018 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023, she served as chief of the Civil Rights Bureau at the New York State Office of Attorney General, overseeing the bureau's work on violations of civil rights law in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-judicial-nominees-biden_n_612f8a5fe4b05f53eda226f0|title = Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women for Federal Judgeships|date = September 2021}}</ref>
+Clarke began her law career as a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Solomon Oliver Jr.]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio]] from 2008 to 2010. From 2010 to 2016, she served as a trial attorney in the Housing & Civil Enforcement Section of the [[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice]]. She then worked at the [[boutique law firm]] Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, first as an associate from 2016 to 2018 and then as [[of counsel]] from 2018 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023, she served as chief of the Civil Rights Bureau at the New York State Office of Attorney General, overseeing the bureau's work on violations of civil rights law in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-judicial-nominees-biden_n_612f8a5fe4b05f53eda226f0|title = Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women for Federal Judgeships|date = September 2021}}</ref>
-=== Nomination to district court ===
+=== Federal judicial service ===
-On December 15, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Clarke to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] to a seat vacated by Judge [[Colleen McMahon]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 21, 2021.<ref name="December15">{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=December 15, 2021|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-52/|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> On January 12, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=January 11, 2022|publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/01/05/2022/nominations}}</ref> During her hearing, Republican senators questioned her over her role on an investigation related to the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raymond|first=Nate|title=U.S. Senate confirms civil rights lawyer to New York federal bench|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-confirms-civil-rights-lawyer-new-york-federal-bench-2023-03-16/|publisher=Reuters|date=March 16, 2023}}</ref> On February 10, 2022, the committee were deadlocked on her nomination by an 11–11 vote.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wagner|first1=Rose|title=Three judicial nominees make it through blue-slip debacle and out of committee|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/three-judicial-nominees-make-it-through-blue-slip-debacle-and-out-of-committee/|website=Courthouse News Service|access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-02-10.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 10, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 24, 2022}}</ref> On June 23, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] [[Committee#Discharge a committee|discharged]] her nomination from the committee by a 50–49 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2022|title=On the Motion (Motion to Discharge Jessica G. L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York from the Committee on the Judiciary)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00239.htm |access-date=June 23, 2022|publisher=United States Senate|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]; she was renominated later the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=January 3, 2023|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-91/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> On March 16, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–45 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2023|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jessica G.L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00060.htm|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=United States Senate}}</ref> Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 48–43 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2023|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica G.L. Clarke, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00062.htm|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=United States Senate}}</ref> She is awaiting her judicial commission.
+On December 15, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Clarke to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] to a seat vacated by Judge [[Colleen McMahon]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 21, 2021.<ref name="December15">{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=December 15, 2021|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/15/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-52/|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> On January 12, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=January 11, 2022|publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/01/05/2022/nominations}}</ref> During her hearing, Republican senators questioned her over her role in an investigation related to the New York City police response to [[George Floyd protests]]. James recommended that New York City decriminalize minor infractions to reduce "negative contact with the police, particularly in communities of color."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raymond|first=Nate|title=U.S. Senate confirms civil rights lawyer to New York federal bench|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-confirms-civil-rights-lawyer-new-york-federal-bench-2023-03-16/|publisher=Reuters|date=March 16, 2023}}</ref> On February 10, 2022, the committee failed to report her nomination by an 11–11 vote.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wagner|first1=Rose|title=Three judicial nominees make it through blue-slip debacle and out of committee|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/three-judicial-nominees-make-it-through-blue-slip-debacle-and-out-of-committee/|website=Courthouse News Service|access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%20-%202022-02-10.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 10, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 24, 2022}}</ref> On June 23, 2022, the [[United States Senate]] discharged the committee from further consideration of her nomination by a 50–49 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2022|title=On the Motion (Motion to Discharge Jessica G. L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York from the Committee on the Judiciary)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00239.htm |access-date=June 23, 2022|publisher=United States Senate|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>
+On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]]; she was renominated later the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=January 3, 2023|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-91/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> On March 16, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–45 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2023|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jessica G.L. Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00060.htm|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=United States Senate}}</ref> Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 48–43 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2023|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica G.L. Clarke, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00062.htm|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=United States Senate}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on April 20, 2023.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=13408976|inline=yes}}</ref>
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