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Laura Taylor Swain

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

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
April 25, 2000
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
May 25, 2000
Committee action
Reported (favorably), June 15, 2000
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
June 16, 2000
Commissioned
July 11, 2000
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1958, 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

  • Law clerk, Hon. Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
  • Private practice, 1982-1996
  • Member, New York State Board of Law Examiners, 1986-1996

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