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Jeannette Anne Vargas

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Active service.

Confirmed 51 to 43Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
March 21, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 17, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 9, 2024
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 51 to 43
Confirmed
September 10, 2024
Commissioned
November 6, 2024
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1973, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, New York City, 2000-2001
  • Law clerk, Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001-2002
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2002-2024; deputy chief, Tax and Bankruptcy Unit, 2009-2010; chief, Tax and Bankruptcy Unit, 2010-2014; senior trial counsel, 2014-2016; deputy chief, Civil Division, 2016-2024

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