Lorna Gail Tiangco Schofield (born January 22, 1956) is a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Biography
Schofield was born January 22, 1956, grew up in
New Haven, Indiana, and graduated from New Haven Senior High School in 1974. She was elected as
Governor of
Hoosier Girls State, a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, in 1973. Schofield received her
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Indiana University in 1977. She received her
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
New York University School of Law in 1981.
From 1981 to 1984, she was an associate at the law firm of
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. From 1984 to 1988, she served as an
Assistant United States Attorney
An assistant United States attorney (AUSA) is an official career civil service position in the U.S. Department of Justice composed of lawyers working under the U.S. Attorney of each U.S. federal judicial district. They represent the federal gove ...
for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting domestic terrorism, smuggling and tax fraud. She became an associate at the law firm of
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in
New York City in 1988 and was promoted to partner in 1991. She specialized in complex civil litigation and white collar
criminal defense
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.
In addition, she has been heavily involved with the
American Bar Association, holding a number of leadership positions, including Chair of the Section on Litigation.
Federal judicial service
On April 25, 2012, President
Barack Obama nominated Schofield to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge
Shira A. Scheindlin
Shira A. Scheindlin (; born 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.
Early life and education
Scheindlin was born in Washing ...
. Schofield is the first Filipino American in the history of the United States to serve as an Article III federal judge. Schofield testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2012. The committee reported Schofield's nomination to the full Senate on July 12, 2012. The Senate confirmed Schofield on December 13, 2012, by a 91–0 vote.
She received her commission on December 13, 2012.
See also
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List of Asian American jurists
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List of first women lawyers and judges in New York
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List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
References
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1956 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
American jurists of Filipino descent
Assistant United States Attorneys
Indiana University Bloomington alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
New York (state) lawyers
New York University School of Law alumni
People from Fort Wayne, Indiana
People from New Haven, Indiana
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
People associated with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
21st-century American women judges
People associated with Debevoise & Plimpton