Vincent Louis Briccetti (born September 27, 1954) is a

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of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Briccetti graduated from

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in Bedford, New York. He earned an

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in 1976 from

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and a

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from

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in 1980. From 1980 until 1982, Briccetti worked as a law clerk for Judge

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on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Professional career

From 1982 until 1984, Briccetti worked as an associate attorney for the now-dissolved New York City law firm Townley & Updike. From 1985 until 1989, Briccetti served as an

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in Manhattan. From 1989 until 1992, Briccetti served as an associate attorney for a

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law firm. In 1992, Briccetti started his own law firm. From 1992 until 1993, Briccetti worked as a sole practitioner in

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and from 1993 he was joined by partners. From 1993 until 2000, he served as a partner in Briccetti & Calhoun, while from 2000 until 2011, he was a partner in Briccetti, Calhoun & Lawrence.

Federal judicial service

In 2001, Briccetti applied with United States Senator

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for a federal judgeship. Although he was not chosen, he heard from members of Schumer's judicial screening panel from 2002 until 2010 that he was still considered a candidate. In January 2010, the chairman of Schumer's panel asked Briccetti to submit an updated questionnaire to the panel. On November 17, 2010, President Obama nominated Briccetti to a judicial seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to fill the vacancy created by Judge

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's transition to

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in 2009. On April 12, 2011, the

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deemed his nomination confirmed by unanimous consent. He received his judicial commission on April 14, 2011.

Notable ruling

In December 2018 officials in

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, in the midst of a measles outbreak, banned children who were not vaccinated, from returning to school where the vaccination was less than 95%; parents later sued the county in an effort to allow their students to return to class. On March 14, 2019, Briccetti denied the parents request, ruling that it wasn't in "public interest" to allow the children to go back to school.

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