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2 unusual facts about United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York


Conrad B. Duberstein

Conrad B. Duberstein (c. 1915 - November 18, 2005) was for many years the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Harris v. McRae

In 1976, following passage of the original Hyde Amendment, an action was brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York seeking to enjoin enforcement of the Amendment's restrictions.


Dora Irizarry

In 2003, Irizarry was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as a Federal District Court Judge in the Eastern District of New York.

Nicholas M. Pette

He was a U.S. Commissioner (i.e. a federal magistrate appointed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to help with the enforcement of the Volstead Act) until 1931; and a judge of the Queens Municipal Court from 1932 to 1950.

Sale v. Haitian Centers Council

A slightly different case with the name Haitian Centers Council v. Sale was argued and won by Mr. Koh's team of law students from Yale before Judge Johnson of the U.S. District Court.


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Leslie Fagen

He clerked for Judge Jack B. Weinstein in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.