Carla B. Freedman
United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
Assumed office
October 8, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byGrant C. Jaquith
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
EducationSyracuse University (BA)
New York Law School (JD)

Carla Beth Freedman (born 1963)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York since October 2021.

Education

Freedman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the New York Law School in 1988.[2]

Career

From 1988 to 2004, Freedman was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office in Manhattan, where she led a unit that focused on investigating organized crime from 1997 to 2004. From 2007 to 2021, she served as Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. From 2018 to 2021, she was the narcotics chief for the office.[2]

U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York

In March 2021, Freedman was recommended to the position of U.S. Attorney by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.[3] On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Freedman to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of New York.[4] On September 30, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On October 5, 2021, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] On October 8, 2021, Freedman was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York by Glenn T. Suddaby, the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.[7] Freedman is the first woman to hold this position.[8]

Personal life

Freedman is a registered Democrat.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b Munson, Emilie; Gavin, Robert (August 10, 2021). "Biden nominates Syracuse narcotics prosecutor for northern New York U.S. attorney". Times Union. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN1042 - Nomination of Carla B. Freedman for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carla B. Freedman is Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York". www.justice.gov. October 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (August 10, 2021). "Biden Nominates Damian Williams as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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Legal offices Preceded byAntoinette T. BaconActing United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York 2021–present Incumbent
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