Shira A. Scheindlin

U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (“Ret.”)

Appointed to the federal bench by former President Bill Clinton, the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin served as a United States District Judge in the Southern District of New York for 22 years. She left the bench in May 2016.


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Shira A. Scheindlin

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MS NOW Opinion

The partisan gamesmanship over who gets to appoint judges is hardly new

After last month’s presidential election, a number of judges who had announced their intent to retire when a successor was chosen withdrew their decisions.