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Gonzalez, Hector
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on December 15, 2021, to a seat vacated by Brian Mark Cogan. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 2022, and received commission on April 18, 2022.
Education:
Manhattan College, B.S., 1985
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1988
John Jay College, City University of New York, M.A., 1995
Professional Career:
U.S. Army cadet, 1982-1983
Private practice, New York City, 1988-1990, 1993-1994, 1999-2022
Assistant district attorney, New York City, 1990-1993
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-1999; deputy chief, Narcotics Unit, 1997-1998; chief, Narcotics Unit, 1999
Visiting lecturer (Fulbright Scholar), University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1998
Special master, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2016
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, September 8, 2020; no Senate vote