- Raymond Lohier
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Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr. Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Incumbent Assumed office
December 20, 2010Appointed by Barack Obama Preceded by Sonia Sotomayor Personal details Born December 1, 1965
Montreal, CanadaSpouse(s) Donna Hae Kyun Lee Alma mater Harvard College (A.B.)
New York University School of Law (J.D.)Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr. (born December 1, 1965) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and formerly an American prosecutor and an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was the chief of the securities and commodities fraud task force in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's office. He was recommended by Sen. Charles Schumer for the nomination to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that was vacated by Sonia Sotomayor when she was elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Early life and education
A Canadian-American of Haitian heritage,[1] Lohier graduated with an A.B. cum laude from Harvard College and then earned a law degree from New York University School of Law,[1] where he served as Editor in Chief of the NYU Annual Survey of American Law.
He worked as a law clerk for Judge Robert P. Patterson, Jr. on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[1]
Professional career
Early in his career, Lohier served as an associate in the law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. He became an Assistant United States Attorney in 2000, and later became deputy chief and then chief of the narcotics unit. He later became deputy chief and then chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force.[1]
Lohier may be most known in his career at the U.S. Attorney's office for having helped to oversee the Bernard Madoff investigation and also for having worked as a prosecutor on the Marc Stuart Dreier case.[2]
Nomination to the Second Circuit
On February 8, 2010, Schumer announced that he would recommend Lohier for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that was vacated by Sonia Sotomayor.[1] On March 10, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Lohier to that seat.[3] On December 19, 2010, Lohier was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 92-0.
Personal
Lohier's wife, Donna Hae Kyun Lee, teaches law at City University of New York School of Law.[4] The couple married in 1999.[5] They live in Brooklyn.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Schumer Pushes for Raymond J. Lohier to be Chosen for a Vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, (February 8, 2010).
- ^ Ashby Jones, From U.S. Attorney’s Office to Second Circuit for Ray Lohier?, Law Blog - Wall Street Journal (February 10, 2010).
- ^ President Obama Nominates Raymond Lohier, Jr. for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge Kate O'Malley for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (March 10, 2010).
- ^ CUNY School of Law Faculty Profile - Donna Hae Kyun Lee
- ^ WEDDINGS; Donna Lee and Raymond Lohier Jr., The New York Times (April 4, 1999).
- ^ Ryan Thompson, Senator Chooses Brooklyn Community Board Officer For Circuit Court, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (February 9, 2010).
External links
- Raymond Lohier at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from New York City
- People from Brooklyn
- American people of Haitian descent
- American lawyers
- Harvard University alumni
- New York University School of Law alumni
- African American judges
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Barack Obama
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