Jesse M. Furman

Jesse M. Furman
Judicial Nominee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by	Barack Obama
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Born	June 7, 1972
Alma mater	Harvard College (A.B.) Oxford University Yale Law School (J.D.)

Jesse Matthew Furman (born June 7, 1972) is a federal prosecutor and current federal judicial nominee to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Early life and education

Furman earned an A.B. from Harvard College in 1994 and then was a Henry Fellow at Oxford University from 1994 until 1995.^[1] He then earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1998.^[1]

From 1998 until 1999, Furman served as a law clerk for then United States District Judge (and future United States Attorney General) Michael Mukasey.^[1] He then served as a law clerk for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes from 1999 until 2000. Furman also served as a clerk to Associate Justice David Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2002 until 2003.^[1]

Professional career

Furman worked as a lawyer at the law firm Wiggin & Dana from 2000 until 2002 and again from 2003 until 2004.^[1]

In 2004, Furman became a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, where he serves as an Assistant United States Attorney. From 2007 until 2009, Furman worked in the office of the United States Attorney General as Counselor to the Attorney General.^[1]

Nomination to federal district court

On June 7, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Furman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who had taken senior status in January 2011.^[1][2] His nomination is pending before United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

On September 15, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote.

Personal

Furman's brother, Jason Furman, serves as an economic adviser to President Barack Obama.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 7, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Four to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/07/president-obama-nominates-four-united-states-district-court. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
2. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 7, 2011). "Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/07/nominations-sent-senate. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
3. ^ Gerstein, Josh (June 17, 2008). "An Ex-New-York-Knife-Juggler To Hone Obama's Econ Policy". The New York Sun. http://www.nysun.com/national/an-ex-new-york-knife-juggler-to-hone-obamas-econ/80153/. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 

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