Edward R. Korman

Judge Edward R. Korman is a United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was nominated by President Ronald W. Reagan on October 2, 1985, confirmed by the United States Senate on November 1, 1985, commissioned on November 4, 1985, and entered service on December 16, 1985, to fill a new seat. Judge Korman served as Chief Judge of the Eastern District of New York from 2000-2007 and took senior status in 2007.

Education

Korman graduated from Brooklyn College in 1963, received his LL.B from Brooklyn Law School in 1966 and his LL.M from New York University in 1971.

Career

Before being appointed to the federal bench, Korman clerked for Kenneth B. Keating of the New York Court of Appeals from 1966 to 1968.

Korman was associate with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from 1968-1970. Subsequently, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1970-1972 and as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States from 1972-1974. Korman then returned to the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and served as Chief Assistant United States Attorney from 1974-1978 and as United States Attorney from 1978-1982.

After leaving public service, Korman was a partner with the law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan from 1982-1984 and a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School from 1984-1985. He was also a member of the Temporary Commission of Investigation of the State of New York and Chairman of the Mayor's Committee on New York City Marshals from 1983 until his appointment as a United States District Judge.

Korman has overseen many high-profile cases during his time on the bench, including lawsuits against Swiss banks by Holocaust victims, litigation arising from the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash, an action relating to the FDA's denial of full over-the-counter status to the Plan B emergency contraceptive, and the Irv Gotti money-laundering trial.

Family

Korman is married and has two children.

External links

* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1309 Official biography from the Federal Judicial Center]
* [http://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/General_Information/Court_Phone_Book/Active_Judges/ERK/erk.html EDNY Website Directory information]