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'''Jed Saul Rakoff''' (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court | '''Jed Saul Rakoff''' (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by Bill Clinton and went onto the bench on January 4, 1996. Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years. | ||
==Cases== | ==Cases== | ||
===Worldcom=== | ===Worldcom=== | ||
On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission | On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.<ref name=DoJ030707> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm | | url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm | ||
| title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom | | title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom | ||
| publisher=U.S. Department of Justice | | publisher=U.S. Department of Justice | ||
| date=July 7 2003 | | date=July 7 2003 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-26 | | accessdate=2007-10-26 | ||
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===Impath=== | ===Impath=== | ||
Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad | Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.<ref name=NCGazette> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/012306ImpathFraud.html | | url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/012306ImpathFraud.html | ||
| title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud | | title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud | ||
| publisher=North Country Gazette | | publisher=North Country Gazette | ||
| date=January 23 2006 | | date=January 23 2006 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-10 | | accessdate=2007-10-10 | ||
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===Associated Press v. DoD=== | ===Associated Press v. DoD=== | ||
The Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense | The Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.<ref name=Wapo060124> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535 | | url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535 | ||
| title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released | | title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released | ||
| publisher=Indendent Online (South Africa) | | publisher=Indendent Online (South Africa) | ||
| author=Will Dunham | | author=Will Dunham | ||
| date=March 4 2006 | | date=March 4 2006 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-10 | | accessdate=2007-10-10 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College | His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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 Jed Saul Rakoff (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by Bill Clinton and went onto the bench on January 4, 1996. Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years. CasesWorldcomOn July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.[1] ImpathRakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.[2] Associated Press v. DoDThe Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.[3] EducationHis undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970. References
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