John Gleeson (judge)

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John Gleeson
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Assumed office
September 29, 1994
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Jack B. Weinstein
Personal details
Born (1953-07-14) July 14, 1953 (age 70)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Georgetown University
University of Virginia

John Gleeson (born July 14, 1953) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Early life and education

Gleeson was born in The Bronx, New York. He received a B.A. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1975, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville in 1980.

Career

He was a law clerk for Boyce Martin on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice of law at the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City from 1981 to 1985. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1985 to 1994 where he was noted for his prosecution of Mafia cases, most notably that of Gambino crime boss John Gotti which resulted in Gotti's conviction.

Gleeson is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Gleeson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Jack B. Weinstein. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission the next day. On January 4, 2016, it was announced that Gleeson plans to resign from the bench and return to private practice on March 9, 2016.[1][2]

Views

He is a supporter of "Drug Court" programs which encourage rehabilitation rather than mandatory minimum jail sentences for non-violent drug offenses.[3]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
1994–present
Incumbent