Raymond Joseph Dearie (born June 4, 1944) is an American lawyer who is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
. He also served as a Judge of the
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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from 2012 to 2019.
Early life and education
Dearie was born in
Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre, commonly abbreviated as RVC, is an incorporated village located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 24,023 at the 2010 census.
Histo ...
, the son of John A. Dearie and Catherine Dearie.
John C. Dearie
John C. Dearie (born March 23, 1940) is an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly from 1973 to 1992.
Early life
Dearie was born and raised in Parkchester, the son of Grace ...
, a former member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
, is his first cousin. Dearie graduated from
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...
, receiving his
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1966. He received his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University.
The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Maste ...
in 1969, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the ''St. John's Law Review''.
Dearie received an Alumni Professional Achievement Award from Fairfield University in 1986. He received the
honorary degree
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of
Doctor of Laws
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, from the
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University.
The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Maste ...
, and later delivered the school's
commencement speech
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The commencement ...
to the graduating class in 2008.
Career
Dearie began his legal career at
Shearman & Sterling
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in 1969. Dearie subsequently worked as an
Assistant United States Attorney
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in the Eastern District of New York, where he served in the Appeals Division from 1971 to 1974, as the Chief of the General Crimes Section from 1974 to 1976, Head Chief of the Office's Criminal Division from 1976-1977, and briefly as the Executive Assistant United States Attorney for the District in 1977. He worked in private practice until 1980 before serving as the Chief Assistant United States Attorney until 1982, when he was appointed the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
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by President
Ronald Reagan
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, serving from 1982 to 1986, before being appointed to the federal bench, by the recommendation of
New York
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Senator
Al D'Amato
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American politician born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He served as United States Senator for New York between 1981 and 1999. He subsequently founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies.
...
.
Federal judicial service
Dearie was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
on February 3, 1986, to the
, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on March 14, 1986, and received his commission on March 19, 1986.
He served as Chief Judge from 2007 until 2011. He took
senior status
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on April 3, 2011, and was succeeded by Judge
Pamela K. Chen
Pamela Ki Mai Chen (born March 30, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Biography
Chen was born in 1961 in Chicago. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 f ...
in March 2013. He remained an active judge on the Eastern District Court; according to a court official, he is planning to go on inactive status at the end of 2022.
On July 2, 2012, Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts
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appointed Dearie to a seven-year term on the
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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.
In September 2022, Dearie was one of two candidates proposed by former President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
as a
special master
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to review documents seized in the
FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
On August8, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, the residence of former U.S. president Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida.
The search warrant application was authorized by U.S. Attorne ...
. The
United States Department of Justice
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announced that it would accept him. He was appointed special master by Judge
Aileen Cannon
Aileen Mercedes Cannon (born 1981) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Previously, Cannon worked for the corporate law firm Gibson Dunn in 2 ...
on September 15, 2022. On September 23, Dearie ordered Trump's legal defense to submit a
sworn declaration A sworn declaration (also called a ''sworn statement'' or a ''statement under penalty of perjury'') is a document that recites facts pertinent to a legal proceeding. It is very similar to an affidavit but is not witnessed and sealed by an official s ...
supporting their claims that the FBI had planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago.
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1944 births
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges
Assistant United States Attorneys
Fairfield University alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Judges of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Living people
People from Rockville Centre, New York
St. John's University School of Law alumni
United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York
United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan