Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum

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Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
March 31, 1998 – February 5, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
March 4, 1986 – March 31, 1998
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byCharles E. Stewart Jr.
Succeeded byNaomi Reice Buchwald
Personal details
Born
Miriam R. Goldman[1]

(1929-09-16)September 16, 1929
Crown Heights, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2016(2016-02-05) (aged 86)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
Columbia University (LLB)

Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum (September 16, 1929 – February 5, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education

Born into a

Flatbush, Brooklyn. Cedarbaum received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Barnard College in 1950, and then her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Columbia Law School in 1953.[3]

Professional career

She began her career as a

Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City from 1979 to 1986.[3]

Federal judicial service

Cedarbaum was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986, to a seat vacated by Judge Charles E. Stewart Jr. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1986, and received her commission on March 4, 1986. Cedarbaum assumed senior status on March 31, 1998, serving in that status until her death.[4][3]

Notable cases

Cedarbaum oversaw the case against the would-be Times Square bomber

life in prison without parole on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.[5]
She also presided over the Martha Stewart case.[6]

Personal

Cedarbaum was married on August 25, 1957

Chicago,[9] and Jonathan, a lawyer in D.C. who clerked for the now-retired Associate Justice David Souter of the Supreme Court.[10]

References

  1. ^ Howlett v. Metcalfe
  2. ^ "THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM : INTERVIEW WITH: MIRIAM GOLDMAN CEDARBAUM (MGC)" (PDF). Moma.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Cedarbaum, Miriam Goldman – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ^ Fried, Joseph P. (6 February 2016). "Miriam Cedarbaum, U.S. Judge, Dies at 86; Sentenced Martha Stewart". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Wilson, Michael (5 October 2010). "Shahzad Gets Life Term for Times Square Bombing Attempt". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  7. ^ Bradford Bachrach (1957-08-26). "MIRIAM COLDMAN IS MARRIED HERE – Assistant U.S. Attorney Bride of Bernard Cedarbaum, Aide of Justice Department – Article – NYTimes.com" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. ^ "Paid Notice – Deaths CEDARBAUM, BERNARD". The New York Times. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130617140016/http://archive.jewishrecon.org/welcome-dan-cedarbaum. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Jonathan G. Cedarbaum. WilmerHale. Retrieved on 2013-10-23.

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1986–1998 		Succeeded by
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