Richard M. Berman
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Richard M. Berman is a senior Federal District Judge in the Southern District of New York. He received his BS from Cornell University
in 1964 and his JD from NYU School of Law in 1967. He also received an MSW
from Fordham University
in 1996. He went into private practice in New York before becoming an executive assistant to United States Senator Jacob Javits in 1974. He served in this capacity until 1977, when he was named Executive Director of the New York State Alliance to Save Energy. A year later, he was appointed General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Warner Cable Corporation
, a position he held until 1986, when he returned to private practice.
to a seat on the District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Kevin Thomas Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on October 21, 1998. He assumed senior status on September 11, 2011.
Cornell University
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in 1964 and his JD from NYU School of Law in 1967. He also received an MSW
MSW
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from Fordham University
Fordham University
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in 1996. He went into private practice in New York before becoming an executive assistant to United States Senator Jacob Javits in 1974. He served in this capacity until 1977, when he was named Executive Director of the New York State Alliance to Save Energy. A year later, he was appointed General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Warner Cable Corporation
Time Warner
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, a position he held until 1986, when he returned to private practice.
Judicial career
Berman served as a judge in the New York State Family Court for Queens County from 1995 to 1998. On May 21, 1998, he was named by President Bill ClintonBill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to a seat on the District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Kevin Thomas Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on October 21, 1998. He assumed senior status on September 11, 2011.