Sidney H. Stein
| Sidney H. Stein | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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Assumed office September 1, 2010 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office March 17, 1995 – September 1, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Pierre N. Leval |
| Succeeded by | Alison J. Nathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sidney H. Stein 1945 (age 71–72) Passaic, New Jersey |
| Education |
Princeton University A.B. New York University Yale Law School J.D. |
Sidney H. Stein (born 1945) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Stein was a New York Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1967 and attended the New York University Graduate School of Education before receiving a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1972. While at Yale, Stein was an editor of the Yale Law Review. He was a law clerk to Judge Stanley Fuld, Chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1972 to 1973. He was in private practice in New York City from 1974 to 1995.
On January 11, 1995, Stein was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Pierre N. Leval. Stein was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 2010.
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