John P. Cronan

John Peter Cronan (born 1976)[2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was formerly acting United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division.

John P. Cronan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office August 10, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	William H. Pauley III
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Acting
In office November 2017 – July 16, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Kenneth A. Blanco[1] (Acting)
Succeeded by	Brian Benczkowski
Personal details
Born	John Peter Cronan September 1976 (age 44) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Georgetown University (BA) Yale Law School (JD)

Education

Cronan earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.[3]

Legal and academic career

After graduating from law school, Cronan served as a law clerk to Judge Barrington D. Parker Jr. on both the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He later clerked for Judge Robert Katzmann of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Cronan was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he supervised the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit and served in the Office's Civil Division. He previously served as the acting United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division from November 2017 to July 2018. Immediately before becoming a judge, Cronan was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.[3] Cronan was previously an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, where he co-taught a seminar on federal criminal prosecutions.[3]

Federal judicial service

On November 6, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Cronan to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On December 2, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Cronan to the seat vacated by Judge William H. Pauley III, who took senior status on March 1, 2018.[4] On January 3, 2020, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate.[5] On February 27, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate.[6] On March 4, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On May 14, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[8] On August 6, 2020, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 55–42.[9] He received his judicial commission on August 10, 2020.

Memberships

Cronan has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2017. Since 1998, he has been an inactive member of Phi Beta Kappa.[2]

References

1. https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/article/jac/1151170/ex-sdny-narcotics-chief-takes-temporary-charge-of-doj-criminal-division
2. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: John Cronan
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, November 6, 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Eight Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, December 2, 2019
5. "PN1311 – Nomination of John Peter Cronan for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
6. "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, February 27, 2020
7. Nominations for March 4, 2020
8. Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 14, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
9. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00157

External links

• John P. Cronan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.