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Ho, Dale Edwin
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Katherine Bolan Forrest. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2023, and received commission on August 18, 2023.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1999
Yale Law School, J.D., 2005
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Barbara S. Jones, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2005-2006
Law clerk, Hon. Robert S. Smith, New York State Court of Appeals, 2006-2007
Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City, 2007-2008
Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2009-2013
Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2013
Adjunct professor, Brooklyn Law School, 2013-2017
Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 2013-2023
Adjunct assistant clinical professor, New York University School of Law, 2014-2023
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 30, 2021; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, January 3, 2022; no Senate vote