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Sandra Townes

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Sandra Townes
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Years in office: 2015 - 2018
Years in office: 2004 - 2015
Education
Bachelor's
Johnson C. Smith University, 1966
Law
Syracuse University College of Law, 1976
Personal
Birthplace
Spartanburg, SC


Sandra Townes was afederal judge onsenior status for theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush.[1] Townes assumedsenior status on May 1, 2015.[2] She passed away in 2018.[3]

Education

Townes graduated from Johnson C. Smith University with her bachelor's degree in 1966 and later graduated from Syracuse University College of Law with herJ.D. in 1976.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

Townes was nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush onAugust 1, 2003, to a seat vacated by JudgeSterling Johnson, Jr. Townes was confirmed onJune 3, 2004, on a 95-0-5 vote and received commission onAugust 2, 2004.[4] Townes assumedsenior status on May 1, 2015.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Sterling Johnson		Eastern District of New York
2004–2015		Succeeded by:
Ann M. Donnelly


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Federal judges nominated byGeorge W. Bush
2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

Agee •Anello •Arguello •Brimmer •Gardephe •Goldberg •Jones •Kethledge •Lawrence •Matsumoto •Melgren •Murphy •Scriven •Seibel •Slomsky •Trenga •Waddoups •White

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Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Active judges

Chief Judge: Margo Brodie  •  Roslynn Mauskopf  •  Ramon Reyes, Jr.  •  Ann M. Donnelly  •  Pamela Ki Mai Chen  •  Gary R. Brown (Federal judge)  •  LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall  •  Diane Gujarati  •  Eric Komitee  •  Rachel Kovner  •  Sanket Bulsara  •  Hector Gonzalez (New York)  •  Nina Morrison  •  Nusrat Choudhury  •  Natasha Merle  •  Orelia Merchant

Senior judges

Raymond Dearie  •  Leo Glasser  •  Denis Hurley  •  Edward Korman  •  Carol Amon  •  Brian Cogan  •  Nicholas Garaufis  •  Nina Gershon  •  Dora Irizarry  •  Kiyo Matsumoto  •  Allyne Ross  •  Joanna Seybert  •  Eric Vitaliano  •  Joan Azrack  •  Frederic Block  •  William Kuntz  •  

Magistrate judgesArlene Lindsay  •  Roanne Mann  •  Cheryl Pollak  •  Ramon Reyes, Jr.  •  Vera Scanlon  •  Steven Locke  •  Peggy Kuo  •  Steven Tiscione  •  Anne Shields  •  James Wicks  •  James R. Cho  •  Taryn A. Merkl  •  Marcia Henry  •  
Former Article III judges

Sterling Johnson  •  Thomas Platt  •  Charles Sifton  •  Arthur Spatt  •  David Trager  •  Jack Weinstein  •  Leonard Wexler  •  Joseph Bianco  •  Sandra Feuerstein  •  John Gleeson  •  Sandra Townes  •  Frank Altimari  •  Charles Linnaeus Benedict  •  Joseph McLaughlin (Second Circuit)  •  Reena Raggi  •  George Pratt  •  Asa Wentworth Tenney  •  Edward Beers Thomas  •  Thomas Chatfield  •  Van Vechten Veeder  •  Edwin Louis Garvin  •  Marcus Beach Campbell  •  Robert Alexander Inch  •  Grover Moscowitz  •  Mortimer Byers  •  Clarence Galston  •  Matthew Abruzzo  •  John Bartels  •  Frederic Block  •  Henry Bramwell  •  Walter Bruchhausen  •  Mark Costantino  •  John Dooling  •  Orrin Judd  •  Jacob Mishler  •  Edward Neaher  •  Eugene Nickerson  •  Leo Rayfiel  •  George Rosling  •  Anthony Travia  •  Joseph Zavatt  •  Harold Kennedy (New York)  •  

Former Chief judges

Raymond Dearie  •  Edward Korman  •  Thomas Platt  •  Charles Sifton  •  Jack Weinstein  •  Carol Amon  •  Dora Irizarry  •  Roslynn Mauskopf  •  Robert Alexander Inch  •  Walter Bruchhausen  •  Jacob Mishler  •  Joseph Zavatt  •  


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