Appointed by Bill Clinton Name Richard Berman Succeeded by Nelson S. Roman | Preceded by Kevin Thomas Duffy Role Judge | |
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Alma mater Cornell UniversityNew York University School of LawFordham University Education Cornell University, Fordham University, New York University School of Law Similar People Dinesh D'Souza, Roger Goodell, Jeffrey L Kessler, Aafia Siddiqui, Richard Berman | ||
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Richard M. Berman (born 1943) is a Senior United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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- NFL Players Assoc to continue settlement negotiations over Brady Daily Mail
- Judicial career
- Notable cases
- References
He received his B.S. from Cornell University in 1964 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1967. He also received a Master of Social Work from Fordham University in 1996. He went into private practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell before becoming an executive assistant to United States Senator Jacob Javits in 1974. He served in this capacity until 1977, when he was named Executive Director of the New York State Alliance to Save Energy. A year later, he was appointed General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Warner Cable Corporation, a position he held until 1986, when he returned to private practice.
Judicial career
Berman served as a judge in the New York State Family Court for Queens County from 1995 to 1998. On May 21, 1998, he was named by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the District Court for the Southern District of New York that had been vacated by Kevin Thomas Duffy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998. He assumed senior status on September 11, 2011.
Notable cases
Berman was the judge assigned to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's case to rule on the four-game suspension levied against him by the National Football League for his alleged role in the "Deflategate" scandal. Berman overturned Brady's suspension on September 3, 2015.
Berman oversaw negotiations and reach an agreement to settle a dispute in April 2010, when Jay-Z and his business partner filed a $5 million lawsuit against David Ortiz for naming a Dominican Republic nightclub after his established chain of clubs that operated under the name, 40/40.
Berman also served as the judge in the Dinesh D'Souza campaign finance case in 2014. D'Souza pled guilty to campaign finance violations and was sentenced in September to eight months in a work-release center, five years of probation, a $30,000 fine and community service. He pleaded guilty in May 2014 to arranging “straw donors”.