Sanket J. Bulsara

Sanket J. Bulsara
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 20, 2024
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJoan Azrack
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
November 2, 2017 – December 20, 2024
Personal details
Born
Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara[1]

1976 (age 48–49)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara (born 1976)[2] is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2017 to 2024.

Education

Bulsara received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard College in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 2002.[3]

Career

Bulsara served as a law clerk for Judge John G. Koeltl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2003. From 2003 to 2004, he was associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles. For six months between 2007 and 2008 he served as a special assistant district attorney at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. He worked at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as an associate from 2005 to 2008, a counsel from 2009 to 2011, and a partner from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the deputy general counsel for appellate litigation, adjudication, and enforcement; serving as the acting general counsel of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from January 2017 to May 2017.[3]

Federal judicial service

From 2017 to 2024, Bulsara served as a United States magistrate judge of the Eastern District of New York. He was sworn in on November 2, 2017, by Chief Judge Dora Irizarry.[4]

On February 7, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bulsara to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[5] On February 8, 2024, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Bulsara to the seat vacated by Judge Joan Azrack, who subsequently assumed senior status on December 19, 2024.[6] On March 6, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Senator Mike Lee about his membership in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, which has put out statements supporting sanctuary cities and opposing a ban on transgender athletes playing female school sports.[8] On April 11, 2024, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.[9] On May 15, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–42 vote.[10] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 51–42 vote.[11] He received his judicial commission on December 20, 2024.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara Profile | New York, NY Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Marshal" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Abruzzese, Rob (November 6, 2017). "Judge Sanket Bulsara sworn in as federal magistrate judge during investiture ceremony". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ex-Wilmer Partner Among Biden's Latest District Court Picks". www.law360.com. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Weiss, Benjamin S. "Biden judicial noms get only light prodding from Judiciary Committee Republicans". Courthouse News. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 11, 2024" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". United States Senate. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)". United States Senate. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Sanket J. Bulsara at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
2024–present 		Incumbent