Judge Lewis J. Liman was appointed to the Southern District of New York by President Donald J. Trump in 2019.
Before joining the bench, Judge Liman spent the bulk of his career in private practice in New York City. He clerked for the Honorable Pierre N. Leval in the SDNY and for Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court, and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the SDNY from 1994 to 1999. He also served as an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund early in his career.
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 1987
- London School of Economics and Political Science, M.Sc., 1984
- Harvard College, A.B., 1983
Career
- U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (2019–present)
- Private practice, New York City (1999–2019)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, SDNY (1994–1999)
- Private practice, New York City (1990–1994)
- Law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court (1989–1990)
- Law clerk to Hon. Pierre N. Leval, SDNY (1987–1988)
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund attorney, New York City (1987)