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'''Jed S. Rakoff''' (born 1943) is a noteworthy [[United States District Court]] Judge.<ref name=DoJ>
'''Jed S. Rakoff''' (1943-) has been a judge of the [[United States District Courts|U.S. District Court]] for the Southern District of New York since Jan. 4, 1996. He was nominated by [[Bill Clinton]].  Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years.
{{cite news
 
| url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1957
Rakoff's middle name is Saul.
| title=Rakoff, Jed Saul
| publisher=[[US Department of Justice]]
| accessdate=2007-10-26
}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Rakoff attended [[Swarthmore College]] (BA 1964), [[Oxford University|Oxford]] (M. Phil 1966), [[Harvard University|Harvard]] (J.D. 1969).<ref name=DoJ/>
His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970.


==Career==
==Cases==
Rakoff was in private practice from [[1970]] to [[1972]].<ref name=DoJ/> 
He was an assistant U.S. attorney from [[1973]] to [[1980]].  He returned to private practice in [[1980]]  before being appointed to the bench in [[1995]].


==Recent notable cases==
* On July 7 2003, Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.<ref name=DoJ030707>
===Worldcom===
On [[July 7]] [[2003]] Rakoff approved a [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] judgement against telecoummunication firm [[Worldcom]].<ref name=DoJ030707>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm
| url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm
| title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom
| title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom
| publisher=[[US Department of Justice]]
| publisher=U.S. Department of Justice
| date=[[July 7]] [[2003]]
| date=July 7 2003
| accessdate=2007-10-26
| accessdate=2007-10-26
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


===Impath===
* In March 2006, the Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.<ref name=Wapo060124>
Rakoff sentenced [[Anuradha D. Saad]], former CEO of [[Impath]], for [[fraud]].<ref name=NCGazette>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/012306ImpathFraud.html
| title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud
| publisher=[[North Country Gazette]]
| date=[[January 23]] [[2006]]
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref>
 
===Associated Press v. DoD===
The Associated Press filed a request to force the [[US Department of Defense]] to reveal the identities of the [[List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees]].<ref name=Wapo060124>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535
| title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released
| title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released
| publisher=[[Indendent Online (South Africa)]]
| publisher=Indendent Online (South Africa)
| author=[[Will Dunham]]
| author=Will Dunham
| date=[[March 4]] [[2006]]
| date=March 4 2006
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref><ref name=FoxNews20060303>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186812,00.html
| title=Timeline of Guantanamo Detainee Documents Lawsuit
| publisher=[[Fox News]]
| date=Friday, [[March 3]], [[2006]]
| accessdate=2007-10-10
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref><ref name=TheAge20060404>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/US-releases-Guantanamo-files/2006/04/04/1143916500334.html
| title=US releases Guantanamo files
| publisher=[[The Age]]
| date=[[April 4]], [[2006]]
| accessdate=2008-03-15
| quote=
}}</ref>
Rakoff's [[January 24]] [[2006]] ruling obliged the DoD to officially make the detainees' identities public.
Rakoff's ruling resulted in the release of over 70 large [[portable document format]] files, containing over 600 transcripts from captives [[Combatant Status Review Tibunal]]s and [[Administrative Review Board (OARDEC)|Administrative Review Board hearings]].<ref name=OardecCsrtTranscripts20070904>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_detainees_testimony.pdf
| title=Index for testimony
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=[[September 4]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-09-29
}}</ref><ref name=OardecArb1Transcripts20070809>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_1_transcripts_documents.pdf
| title=Index of Transcripts and Certain Documents from ARB Round One
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=[[August 9]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-09-29
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
* In April of 2006, Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.<ref name=Fraud>
[https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-sdny/legacy/2012/04/16/saadsentencing%20PR.pdf Former Chairmain and CEO of Impath Sentenced to Three Months in Jail on Securities Fraud Charges] press release from the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, Jan. 17, 2006.  Last access 4/31/2024.
</ref>
Wikipedia maintains a more complete list of Rakoff's cases.<ref name=WP>See [[Wikipedia:Jed_S._Rakoff|Wikipedia's article on Jed S. Rakoff]] for more about this judge, including an updated list of cases tried.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Jed S. Rakoff (1943-) has been a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York since Jan. 4, 1996. He was nominated by Bill Clinton. Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years.

Rakoff's middle name is Saul.

Education

His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970.

Cases

  • On July 7 2003, Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.[1]
  • In March 2006, the Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.[2]
  • In April of 2006, Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.[3]

Wikipedia maintains a more complete list of Rakoff's cases.[4]

References

  1. The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom, U.S. Department of Justice, July 7 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  2. Will Dunham. Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released, Indendent Online (South Africa), March 4 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  3. Former Chairmain and CEO of Impath Sentenced to Three Months in Jail on Securities Fraud Charges press release from the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, Jan. 17, 2006. Last access 4/31/2024.
  4. See Wikipedia's article on Jed S. Rakoff for more about this judge, including an updated list of cases tried.