District Judge Sanket J. Bulsara was appointed to the Eastern District of New York by President Joseph R. Biden in December 2024.
Judge Bulsara is the first South Asian American federal judge to serve on any court in the Second Circuit. He previously served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York from 2017 to 2024. Before joining the bench, he served as Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Adjudication, and Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (2015–2024). Earlier, he was an associate and partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in New York (2005–2015), following a clerkship with Judge John G. Koeltl in the Southern District of New York. He has served as co-chair of the EDNY and SDNY Joint Local Rules Committee.
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2002
- Harvard College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1998
Career
- U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of New York, 2024–present
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York, 2017–2024
- Acting General Counsel / Deputy General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, 2015–2024
- Associate and Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, 2005–2015
- Law clerk, Hon. John G. Koeltl, SDNY