Senator Schumer has recommended current EDNY MJ Andrew L. Carter to fill one of the nine vacancies on the SDNY bench. An additional vacancy was created when SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan decided to take senior status.
Due to the current lag time between recommendation and nomination, he should officially get nominated in the Fall. Of course, as a current MJ, I don't see a reason why it should take that long. I guess it all depends on the reason for the lag time. I was assuming that the lag was due to the administration undertaking a thorough and deliberate background check. But maybe it's just because Obama is simply slow to process the recommendations as an administrative matter. I am very curious to see how long it takes for the administration to turn this recomendee into a nominee.
Here's some bio info from Schumer's press release:
Andrew Carter, Jr. is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Law School. After graduating from law school, Carter received a two-year fellowship with the Ford Foundation where he conducted legal research and supported the foundation’s grant making endeavors. Carter then worked for thirteen years as a public defender where he provided defense representation to those unable to afford a lawyer through the Legal Aid Society and then later through the Federal Defenders of New York, where by the end of his tenure he was Supervising Attorney. In June 2009, Carter was appointed Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York, where he primarily handles civil cases, in addition to criminal matters.
Carter also has long demonstrated a commitment to serving New York City and urban communities. In addition to his career as a public defender, as a law student Carter co-founded the BELL Foundation, which now provides students across the country with educational summer and after school activities in low-income communities. Carter continues to serve on the board of the foundation, which provides services to thousands of New York City children each year.
Here's the current chart of District Court nominees:
SDNY
- Vincent Briccetti (11/18/10)
- Paul Engelmayer (2/2/11)
- J. Paul Oetken (1/27/11)
- MJ Andrew L. Carter (recommended - 2/15/11)
NDNY
- Mae D'Agostino (9/29/10)
EDNY
- William Kuntz II (recommended - 10/14/10)
WDNY
- Mike Green (1/27/11)
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