Loretta Preska's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Southern
Contact Information
Office
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 12A
New York, NY 10007-1312
Full Name:
Loretta A. Preska
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1949
Birth Place:
Albany, NY
LLM, Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law, 1978
JD, Fordham University School of Law, 1973
BA, College of Saint Rose, 1970
No political experience information on file.
Member, Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1998-2004
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2017-present
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1992-2009, 2016-2017
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2009-2016
Nominated, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, September 9, 2008
Lawyer, Private Practice, New York City, 1973-1992
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, March 31, 1992
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, August 11, 1992
Pro Bono, Special Trial Counsel, Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the New York Appellate Division, First Department
Member, Federal Judicial Center Board, 2008-2012