Frederic Block

Judge Frederic Block

Personal

Birthday:

1934

Birthplace:

Brooklyn, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, 1959-1961
Private practice, Patchogue, New York, 1961-1962
Private practice, Port Jefferson, New York, 1962-1968, 1974-1977, 1979-1981, 1983-1985
Private practice, Centereach, New York, 1968-1974
Private practice, Smithtown, New York, 1977-1979, 1981-1983, 1985-1994
Adjunct professor, Touro Law School, 1992-

Education

Name of School:

Indiana University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1956

Name of School - Second:

Cornell University Law School

Cornell Law School combines inspired teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a close-knit and collegial intellectual community. Hallmarks include: A faculty that excels not only in scholarly productivity, but also in teaching ability An approach to legal education that encourages collaboration and interdisciplinary study A global emphasis, including educational partnerships around the world A part of Cornell University, one of the world's great research universities Graduates who are connected and make a difference

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1959

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/29/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

9/1/2005