Judge Shira A. Scheindlin (S.D.N.Y.)
Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York will step down next month, opening another hole on the federal bench for Republicans in the Senate to not fill.
Judge Scheindlin, famed for her role in trying to put a halt to Mayor Bloomberg’s “hey, you’re black, let’s have some cops feel you up” policy (and getting benchslapped for her effort) and her groundbreaking Zubilake decision on eDiscovery, has sat on the bench for 22 years, having been nominated by President Clinton in 1994. In retiring, Judge Scheindlin takes her own advice, after she explained that most federal judges are too old and too out of touch with technology. We just thought she was going to make herself the exception to that rule.
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Law360 has the story:
Scheindlin — who has served in her current post for 22 years — will be leaving the bench on April 29, a representative told Law360. No other details about her plans or why she is stepping down were disclosed.
This will also mark the end of an era here at Above the Law, and that era is having to answer the query: “Is she related to Judge Judy?”
The answer is and will always be no.
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BREAKING: NY Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin Stepping Down [Law 360]
Earlier: Federal Judge Sez Judges Are All Too Old To Understand Technology