Jed Saul Rakoff

Judge Jed Saul Rakoff

Personal

Birthday:

1943

Birthplace:

Philadelphia, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Freedman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1969-1970
Private practice, New York City, 1970-1972, 1980-1995
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1973-1980; chief, business and securities fraud prosecutions, 1978-1980

Education

Name of School:

Swarthmore College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1964

Name of School - Second:

University of Oxford, Balliol College

Degree - Second:

M.Phil.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Name of School - Third:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1969

Judicial Career

Court Name:

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

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

1/4/1996

Retirement from Active Service:

12/31/2010