Jed Rakoff

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Jed Saul Rakoff (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court]] for the Southern District of New York]]. He was nominated by Bill Clinton]] and went onto the bench on January 4, 1996. 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. Cases Worldcom On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission]] judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom]]. Impath Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad]], former CEO of Impath]], for fraud]]. Associated Press v. DoD 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]]. 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. References