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Naomi Buchwald
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Tenure
2012 - Present
Years in position
13
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Years in office: 1999 - 2012
Education
Bachelor's
Brandeis University, 1965
Law
Columbia Law School, 1968
Personal
Birthplace
Kingston, NY
Contact

Naomi Reice Buchwald is afederal judge onsenior status with theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 1999 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton.

Early life and education

A native ofKingston, New York, Buchwald graduated from Brandeis University with her bachelor's degree in 1965 and from Columbia Law School with herLL.B. in 1968.[1]

Professional career

  • 1994-1999: Chief magistrate judge

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

Buchwald was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on February 12, 1999, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by JudgeMiriam Goldman Cedarbaum. TheAmerican Bar Association rated BuchwaldUnanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Buchwald's nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on July 29, 1999, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) the same day. Buchwald was confirmed on a voice vote of theU.S. Senate on September 13, 1999, and she received her commission on September 22, 1999. Buchwald elected to takesenior status beginning on March 21, 2012. She was succeeded in this position byAnalisa Torres.[1][2][3]

Magistrate judge, Southern District of New York

From 1980 to 1999, Buchwald served as afederal magistrate judge on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 1994 to 1999, she served as thechief magistrate judge of the district court.[1]

Noteworthy cases

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Naomi Reice Buchwald
Court:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Progress
Confirmed 213 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: February 12, 1999
ApprovedAABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: July 29, 1999
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ApprovedAReported: July 29, 1999 
ApprovedAConfirmed: September 13, 1999
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

New York assemblyman corruption case (2010)

See also:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (United States v. Anthony Seminerio, US Si 08 CR 1238)

Judge Buchwald was the presiding judge in the case of formerNew York Assembly member Anthony Seminerio. Seminerio was convicted in federal court for illegally directing $1 million of payments towards individuals and contractors doing business with state government. On February 4, 2010, Judge Buchwald sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison.[4]

Lawsuit challenging President Trump blocking critics on Twitter

See also:United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Knight Institute v. Trump, 1:17-cv-05205)

Judge Buchwaldruled on May 23, 2018, that President Trump violated the First Amendment when blocking critics on Twitter. Buchwald did not order Trump to stop blocking critics, writing, "A declaratory judgment should be sufficient, as no government official—including the President—is above the law, and all government officials are presumed to follow the law as has been declared."

The case was brought in 2017 by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University along with seven individuals that had been blocked from the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. They argued that the @realDonaldTrump account was a public forum, "meaning that the government cannot exclude people from it simply because of their views." Knight Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer said in a statement, "The president's practice of blocking critics on Twitter is pernicious and unconstitutional, and we hope this ruling will bring it to an end." A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice, Kerri Kupec, said, "We respectfully disagree with the court's decision and are considering our next steps."[5][6]

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Officeholder

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    Political offices
    Preceded by:
    Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum    		Southern District of New York
    1999–2012    		Succeeded by:
    Analisa Torres


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