Katherine Failla
2013 - Present
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Katherine Failla is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined the court in 2013 after a nomination from President Barack Obama. At the time of nomination, she was an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York.[1][2]
Education
Failla earned her B.A., graduating summa cum laude, in 1990 from the College of William and Mary. She went on the earn her J.D., graduating cum laude, three years later from Harvard Law School.[3]
Professional career
- 2013 - Present: Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- 2000-2013: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York
- 1994-2000: Private practice, New York, N.Y.
- 1993-1994: Law clerk, Hon. Joseph Irenas, District of New Jersey[3]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Katherine Failla |
| Court: Southern District of New York |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 251 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 26, 2012
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| ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: September 19, 2012
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Renom. QFRs: Renom. QFRs |
| Reported: February 14, 2013 (December 6, 2012)
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| Confirmed: March 4, 2013
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| Vote: 91-0
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Failla was nominated on June 26, 2012, by Barack Obama to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Denise Cote.[4] She was rated Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified by the American Bar Association. She had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.[5]
On March 4, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed Failla to an Article III post for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York with vote of 91-0.[6][7]
Noteworthy cases
District judge upholds six-game suspension in Dallas Cowboys' RB case (2017)
On October 30, 2017, Judge Katherine Failla reinstated the National Football League's (NFL) six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys' running back Ezekiel Elliott after the judge dissolved a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Paul Crotty preventing enforcement of the suspension and denied a motion filed by the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) to vacate the NFL's decision. Judge Failla wrote,[8]
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The NFLPA argues that ... it is entitled to a preliminary injunction because it is likely to prevail on the merits or, alternatively, that it raises a serious question going to the merits and the balance of hardships tips in its favor. Under scrutiny, neither of these conclusions holds water, and because the NFLPA fails to establish a serious question going the merits, it follows a fortiori that it cannot establish a likelihood of success on the merits. The NFLPA similarly fails to show that Elliott will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of injunctive relief or that the public interest favors an injunction. The Court therefore declines to issue a preliminary injunction.[9] |
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On Friday, November 3, 2017, the Second Circuit issued an administrative stay of Judge Failla's order. A three-judge panel of the circuit court heard arguments on Elliott's motion for an emergency injunction on November 9, 2017, which the court denied that same day. Elliott's suspension was to take effect while the court considered a timetable for hearing arguments on the NFLPA's appeal of the November 9 ruling.
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- The White House, "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the US District Court," June 25, 2012
- Katherine Failla at the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ The White House, "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate," June 11, 2012
- ↑ Katherine Failla at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The White House, "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the US District Court" June 25, 2012
- ↑ The White House, "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" June 25, 2012
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "112th Congress Nomination Materials," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 113th Congress Confirmations
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, NFL Management Council v. NFL Players' Association, October 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2013-Present |
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
