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Shira Scheindlin
American judge
Shira Ann Scheindlin (; née Joffe;[1] born August 16, 1946[2]) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
She is currently of counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.[3]
Early life and education
Scheindlin was born in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Far Eastern studies from the University of Michigan (1967), a Master of Arts in history from Columbia University (1969), and a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School (1975).
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Career
Before taking her seat on the Southern District, Scheindlin worked as a prosecutor, commercial lawyer, and judge. She was a clerk for federal district court judge Charles L. Brieant from 1976 to 1977 and, from 1977 to 1981, was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
From 1981 to 1982, she was General Counsel for the N