Laura Taylor Swain

Laura Taylor Swain
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Assumed office
April 10, 2021
Preceded byColleen McMahon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Assumed office
July 11, 2000
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byThomas P. Griesa
Personal details
Born
Laura Anne Taylor

(1958-11-21) November 21, 1958
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationRadcliffe College (AB)
Harvard University (JD)

Laura Anne Taylor Swain (born November 21, 1958) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She was appointed to the Southern District of New York in 2000 by President Bill Clinton and has served as its chief judge since 2021.