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Margaret Garnett
Margaret Garnett
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2024
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Vincent L. Briccetti
Personal details
Born	Margaret Merrell Miller Garnett; 1971 (age 52–53); West Point, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Notre Dame (BA); Yale University (MA, MPhil); Columbia University (JD);

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Margaret Garnett (born 1971)^[1] is an American lawyer from New York who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education

Garnett received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1992, a Master of Arts in 1995 and a Master of Philosophy in 1997, both from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2000.^[2]

Career

After graduating law school, Garnett started her career as an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, she was a law clerk for Judge Gerard E. Lynch of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2005 to 2017, Garnett was an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which included service as Chief of Appeals from 2016 to 2017 and Chief of the Violent Crimes/Violent and Organized Crime Unit from 2011 to 2014. From 2018 to 2021, she was commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation and from 2017 to 2018, she served as Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice in the New York State Attorney General's Office. From 2021 to May 2023, she was the deputy United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.^[2] From May 2023 to 2024, she served as Special Counsel to the United States attorney in that same district.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Federal judicial service

Garnett was recommended to the White House by Senator Chuck Schumer.^[4] On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Garnett to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.^[2] On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti, who assumed senior status on April 21, 2023.^[5] On July 26, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[6] On September 14, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.^[7] On November 28, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–46 vote.^[8] Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 49–46 vote.^[9] She received her judicial commission on January 9, 2024.^[10]

Personal life

Garnett lives in Brooklyn with her two children and her husband, Seth, a script supervisor for TV and film. Garnett is the granddaughter of two generals and her father was an Army officer.^[11]

References

^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Announces The Selection Of Deputy U.S. Attorney And Special Counsel" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Wester, Jane (May 18, 2023). "SDNY Deputy US Attorney Moves to Special Counsel Role While Biden Considers Her for Judgeship". New York Law Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.
^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 25, 2023.
^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ Margaret Garnett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Margaret Garnett '00: The Gift of Doing What's Right". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

External links

Margaret Garnett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Vincent L. Briccetti	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2024–present	Incumbent

[Questionnaire-1] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Announces The Selection Of Deputy U.S. Attorney And Special Counsel" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. May 18, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[NYLJ-4] Wester, Jane (May 18, 2023). "SDNY Deputy US Attorney Moves to Special Counsel Role While Biden Considers Her for Judgeship". New York Law Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[5] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 11, 2023.

[6] "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 25, 2023.

[7] "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[8] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[9] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)". United States Senate. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[10] Margaret Garnett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[Columbia-11] "Margaret Garnett '00: The Gift of Doing What's Right". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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-'''Margaret Garnett''' (born 1971)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/garnett_sjq.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> is an American lawyer from [[New York (state)|New York]] who is a nominee 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]].
+'''Margaret Garnett''' (born 1971)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/garnett_sjq.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> is an American lawyer from [[New York (state)|New York]] who is serving 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 ==
-After graduating law school, Garnett started her career as an [[Associate lawyer|associate]] at [[Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz]] in [[New York City]] from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, she was a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Gerard E. Lynch]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]. From 2005 to 2017, Garnett was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which included service as Chief of Appeals from 2016 to 2017 and Chief of the [[Violent Crime]]s/Violent and [[Organized Crime]] Unit from 2011 to 2014. From 2018 to 2021, she was commissioner of the [[New York City Department of Investigation]] and from 2017 to 2018, she served as Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice in the [[Attorney General of New York|New York State Attorney General's Office]]. From 2021 to May 2023, she was the deputy United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.<ref name="WHBio" /> Since May 2023, she has served as [[Special Counsel]] to the United States attorney in that same district.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite press release |title=U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Announces The Selection Of Deputy U.S. Attorney And Special Counsel |date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-damian-williams-announces-selection-deputy-us-attorney-and-special-counsel |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NYLJ">{{Cite web |last=Wester |first=Jane |date=May 18, 2023 |title=SDNY Deputy US Attorney Moves to Special Counsel Role While Biden Considers Her for Judgeship |url=https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/05/18/sdny-deputy-us-attorney-moves-to-special-counsel-role-while-biden-considers-her-for-judgeship/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=New York Law Journal |language=en}}</ref>
+After graduating law school, Garnett started her career as an [[Associate lawyer|associate]] at [[Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz]] in [[New York City]] from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, she was a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Gerard E. Lynch]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]. From 2005 to 2017, Garnett was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which included service as Chief of Appeals from 2016 to 2017 and Chief of the [[Violent Crime]]s/Violent and [[Organized Crime]] Unit from 2011 to 2014. From 2018 to 2021, she was commissioner of the [[New York City Department of Investigation]] and from 2017 to 2018, she served as Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice in the [[Attorney General of New York|New York State Attorney General's Office]]. From 2021 to May 2023, she was the deputy United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.<ref name="WHBio" /> From May 2023 to 2024, she served as [[Special Counsel]] to the United States attorney in that same district.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{Cite press release |title=U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Announces The Selection Of Deputy U.S. Attorney And Special Counsel |date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-damian-williams-announces-selection-deputy-us-attorney-and-special-counsel |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NYLJ">{{Cite web |last=Wester |first=Jane |date=May 18, 2023 |title=SDNY Deputy US Attorney Moves to Special Counsel Role While Biden Considers Her for Judgeship |url=https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/05/18/sdny-deputy-us-attorney-moves-to-special-counsel-role-while-biden-considers-her-for-judgeship/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=New York Law Journal |language=en}}</ref>
-=== Notable cases ===
+=== Federal judicial service ===
-* In 2012, Garnett was instrumental in the exoneration of 5 people who were wrongly convicted of the 1995 murder of Baithe Diop, a [[Senegalese-American]] taxicab driver.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/nyregion/5-convicted-in-bronx-cabbys-1995-murder-are-innocent-us-says.html</ref>
+Garnett was recommended to the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|White House]] by Senator [[Chuck Schumer]].<ref name="NYLJ" /> On June 28, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Garnett 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]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge [[Vincent L. Briccetti]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=July 11, 2023|publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/11/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-113/}}</ref>  On July 26, 2023, 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=July 25, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/07/26/2023/nominations}}</ref> On September 14, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-09-14_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=September 14, 2023}}</ref> On November 28, 2023, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–46 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00316.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|website=United States Senate|date=November 28, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 49–46 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00317.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|website=United States Senate|date=November 28, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on January 9, 2024.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=13761361|inline=yes}}</ref>
-* On October 7, 2021, Garnett authored a report accusing [[New York City Mayor]] [[Bill deBlasio]] of illegally using the city's security forces to perform political functions and personal errands while she was with the New York City Department of Investigations.  A week later, she resigned and rejoined the U.S. Attorney's office.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/nyregion/de-blasio-security-detail.html</ref>
-=== Nomination to district court ===
-Garnett was recommended to the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|White House]] by Senator [[Chuck Schumer]].<ref name="NYLJ" /> On June 28, 2023, President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Garnett 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]].<ref name="WHBio" /> On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Garnett to the seat vacated by Judge [[Vincent L. Briccetti]], who assumed [[senior status]] on April 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=July 11, 2023|publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/11/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-113/}}</ref>  On July 26, 2023, 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=July 25, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/07/26/2023/nominations}}</ref> On September 14, 2023, her nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 12–9 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-09-14_-_ebm_-_results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=September 14, 2023}}</ref> On November 28, 2023, the [[United States Senate]] invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–46 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00316.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret M. Garnett to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|website=United States Senate|date=November 28, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the [[United States Senate]].
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