Shira Scheindlin
Shira A. Scheindlin | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 16, 2011 – April 29, 2016 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office September 29, 1994 – August 16, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Louis Freeh |
| Succeeded by | Lorna G. Schofield |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shira Ann Joffe August 16, 1946 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Columbia University (MA) Cornell University (JD) |
Shira Ann Scheindlin (/ˈʃɛndlɪn/; née Joffe; born August 16, 1946) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She is currently of counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.