Anne Marie Nardacci (born 1977) is an American

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who is a

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of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Education

Nardacci received a

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in 1998 and a

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, ''cum laude'', from

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in 2002.

Career

From 1999 to 2000, Nardacci served on the staff of

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From 2002 to 2005, Nardacci was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in

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. Since 2005, she has been with the

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, office Boies Schiller Flexner LLP; beginning as an associate from 2005 to 2012, then as a counsel from 2012 to 2020 before being elevated to

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in 2020. During her legal career, she has specialized in

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law.

Federal judicial service

On April 27, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Nardacci after she had been recommended by

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Chuck Schumer to serve as a

of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. On May 19, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Nardacci to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who assumed

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on January 1, 2016. On July 27, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Nardacci was given a majority "Qualified" rating by the

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but was the first judicial nominee by President Biden to receive "Not Qualified" votes from the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary. On September 15, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote. On November 30, 2022, the

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invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–45 vote. Later that day, her nomination was confirmed in a 52–44 vote. She received her judicial commission on December 16, 2022.

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* 1977 births Living people 21st-century American women judges 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Boies Schiller Flexner people Cornell Law School alumni Georgetown University alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Lawyers from Albany, New York Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom people United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden {{US-federal-judge-stub