Gary R. Brown
Gary R. Brown | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
Assumed office December 31, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Sandra J. Feuerstein |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office November 2011 – December 31, 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Gary Richard Brown (born 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Biography
Brown received his
From 1989 to 1996, Brown served as an
Federal judicial service
United States magistrate judge
Brown served as United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2011 to 2019.[1]
Expired nomination to district court under Obama
On July 30, 2015, President
Renomination to district court under Trump
In August 2017, Brown was one of several candidates pitched by the White House to U.S. Senators from New York Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for judicial candidates for vacancies on the federal courts in New York.[5] On May 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brown to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was renominated to the same seat. On September 13, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 21–0 vote.[6]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
Other interests
Brown has had a long time interest in magic, which he began performing at the age of seven. Besides many contributions to magic periodicals and websites, he authored the book The Coney Island Fakir (1997), a biography about magician Al Flosso, and Wandcraft: Making and Using a Magic Wand (2020).[14] He has appeared on television as a commentator on magic numerous times, and has frequently delivered lectures for magic organizations. In 2020 he received the "Heroism and Patriot Award" from the Society of American Magicians.[15]
Brown has also invented several magical effects, including the Viking "Spirit Trumpet" and "Telekinetic Chess" illusions.[16] Judge Brown was recently on The CW networks show, Penn & Teller Fool Us, aired 3-31-2023. A Fool Us Trophy however was not awarded.
See also
References
- ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, July 30, 2015
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, July 30, 2015
- ^ "Nominations", United States Senate Judiciary Committee, October 21, 2015
- ^ United States Senate Judiciary Committee: Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 5, 2015
- ^ Tillman, Zoe (August 7, 2017). "The White House Has Pitched A Nominee For Manhattan's Powerful US Attorney Opening". BuzzFeed. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 13, 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "Trump Drops Obama Picks, N.Y., Calif. Names From Judges List". Bloomberg Law. January 23, 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominations", White House, April 8, 2019
- ^ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 20, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gary Richard Brown to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "PN773 — Gary Richard Brown — The Judiciary 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Gary R. Brown at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Brown, Judge Gary. "About the Author" in Wandcraft: Making and Using a Magic Wand, p.88. Theory and Art of Magic Press, Memphis, 2020.
- ^ Meet Judge Brown, originally published in The Linking Ring (October 2020). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Judge Gary Brown, Magicpedia. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
External links
- Gary R. Brown at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.