Jed S. Rakoff
Jed S. Rakoff (1943-) began serving as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in January of 1996 and was still serving as of July 2024. He was nominated by Bill Clinton. 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.
Rakoff's middle name is Saul.
Education
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.
Cases
- On July 7 2003, Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.[1]
- In March 2006, 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.[2]
- In April of 2006, Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.[3]
Wikipedia maintains a more complete list of Rakoff's cases.[4]
References
- ↑ The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom, U.S. Department of Justice, July 7 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ↑ Will Dunham. Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released, Indendent Online (South Africa), March 4 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Former Chairmain and CEO of Impath Sentenced to Three Months in Jail on Securities Fraud Charges press release from the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, Jan. 17, 2006. Last access 4/31/2024.
- ↑ See Wikipedia's article on Jed S. Rakoff for more about this judge, including an updated list of cases tried.