Paul A. Engelmayer
Engelmayer in 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Assumed office
July 27, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byGerard E. Lynch
Personal details
Born (1961-04-12) April 12, 1961
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)

Paul Adam Engelmayer (born April 12, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Early life and education

Born and grew up in New York City, Engelmayer attended Harvard College, where he studied Government and was the Editorial Chairman of The Harvard Crimson [1] In 1983, he graduated Harvard summa cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.[1] Immediately after college, Engelmayer spent a year working as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in the paper's Philadelphia bureau. He then attend Harvard Law School, where he was treasurer of the Harvard Law Review, and graduated magna cum laude in 1987.[2] After law school, Engelmayer clerked for Judge Patricia Wald on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1987 until 1988,[2] and then for Justice Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until 1989.[2][3]

Career

From 1989 until 1994, Engelmayer served as a federal prosecutor for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1989 until 1994, and as the Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney in 1994.[4]

From 1994 until 1996, Engelmayer served as an Assistant to the United States Solicitor General Drew S. Days III in Washington D.C.[2] In that role, he argued over 20 appellate cases, including four before the U.S. Supreme Court.[5]

In 1996, Engelmayer returned to the United States Attorney's Office in Manhattan, serving as the Chief of the Major Crimes Unit.[2] He led the prosecution of Lawrence X. Cusack III, who created and sold $7 million worth of forged documents claiming that President John F. Kennedy paid hush money to conceal a supposed affair with Marilyn Monroe.[6] Engelmayer also received the U.S. Attorney's Director's Award for Superior Performance in 1998 in connection with his prosecution of William F. Duker, a prominent New York City lawyer who defrauded the FDIC and the Resolution Trust Corporation of $1.4 million in overbillings. [4][7]

In 2000, Engelmayer joined the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Manhattan as a partner.[2] He was the partner in charge of the New York office from 2005 until he was appointed as a federal judge in 2011.[3]

Engelmayer is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[8] He has lectured or taught at numerous law schools and professional conferences.[4]

Federal judicial service

On February 2, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Engelmayer to fill the judicial seat vacated by Judge Gerard E. Lynch, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[9] The American Bar Association rated Engelmayer as Unanimously Well Qualified.[10] On March 16, 2011, Engelmayer attended a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[11] On March 31, 2011, Senator Charles Grassley placed Engelmayer's nomination on hold, along with two other nominations.[12] Grassley later lifted the holds, and the Senate Judiciary Committee referred Engelmayer's nomination to the full Senate.[13] On July 26, 2011, the Senate confirmed Engelmayer by a 98–0 vote.[14] He received his commission on July 27, 2011.[3]

Engelmayer was the judge in the racketeering case of Daniel Hernandez, better known as American rapper 6ix9ine. He sentenced 6ix9ine to 24 months in prison with time served and five years of supervised release.

Engelmayer is considered a feeder judge, sending many clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court.[15]

Personal life

Engelmayer and his wife, Emily Mandelstam, who are both Jewish, live in Manhattan.[16] Engelmayer and Mandelstam have two children, Caroline and William. Engelmayer is a fan of the New York Yankees.[17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, Jessica (April 28, 1982). "Phi Beta Kappa Elects Juniors; Graduation Orators Announced". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (February 2, 2011). "President Obama Names Two to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2011 – via National Archives.
  3. 1 2 3 Paul A. Engelmayer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer". www.pli.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. ↑ "Partner Paul Engelmayer Confirmed to US District Court". www.wilmerhale.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ↑ "NHL lawsuit assigned to former federal prosecutor". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  7. ↑ Weiser, Benjamin (1997-12-11). "Prison Term for Lawyer Who Overcharged U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  8. ↑ Institute, The American Law. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  9. ↑ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (February 2, 2011). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2011 – via National Archives.
  10. ↑ "Paul A. Engelmayer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  11. ↑ Ingram, David (March 16, 2011). "SDNY Nominees Breeze Through Senate Hearing". The Blog of Legal Times. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  12. ↑ Keen, Lisa (March 31, 2011). "Grassley puts gay district court nominee's vote on hold". Keen News Service. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Judicial Nominations Materials: 112th Congress". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  14. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Paul A. Engelmayer of New York, to be United States District Judge)".
  15. ↑ Lat, David (2022-12-16). "Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Up-And-Coming Feeder Judges - Above the LawAbove the Law". Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  16. ↑ "WEDDINGS; E. F. Mandelstam, Paul Engelmayer". The New York Times. July 3, 1994. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Introducing Paul A. Engelmayer, the judge handling NHL's lawsuit". NBC Sports. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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