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Coombe, Elizabeth Cheryl

Born 1967 in Ridgewood, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on September 9, 2024, to a seat vacated by Glenn T. Suddaby. Confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 2024, and received commission on December 9, 2024.

Education:
Hamilton College, A.B., 1989
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1992

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Diana E. Murphy, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1992-1994
Staff attorney, Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1994-1996
Trial attorney, National Courts Section, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996-1997
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1998-2003
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 2003-2024
     Team leader and Plattsburgh office supervisor, 2011-2012
     Deputy criminal chief, 2012-2014
     Criminal chief, 2014-2018
     First assistant U.S. attorney, 2018-2024