Lewis J. Liman

• General Civil

• Does Not Currently Practice Law

New York

Since 1988

Judge

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

2019 - Current

Partner

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

2003 - 2019

Partner

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering LLP

1999 - 2003

Assistant United States attorney

Southern District of New York

1994 - 1999

Associate

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

1990 - 1994

Law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens

Supreme Court of the United States

1989 - 1990

Law clerk to Judge Pierre N. Leval

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

1987 - 1988

Lawyer

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.

1987 - 1987

Yale Law School

J.D. (1987)

University of London

M.Sc. (1984)

London School of Economics and Political Science

Harvard University

B.A. (1983)

Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy

Office of the Appellate Defender

2016

Litigation Trailblazers

National Law Journal

2016

Director's Award for Superior Performance of an Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

1998

American Law Institute

2017 - Current

Little Peconic Yacht Club

Member

2015 - Current

New York Legal Assistance Group

Member

2013 - Current

Legal Aid Society

2006 - Current

Activities: 2013-present: Board of advisors; 2006-2012: Board of directors

United Jewish Appeal: Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc.

2006 - Current

Lawyers Division of Anti-Defamation League of New York

2001 - Current

American Bar Association

2000 - Current

The Liman Foundation

1995 - Current

The Liman Foundation

1995 - Current

Supreme Court Historical Society

1995 - Current

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

1991 - Current

New York State Bar Association

Member

1988 - Current

Federal Bar Council

Member

1997 - 2017

Activities: 2012-2017: Chair, Public service committee; 2012-2017: Vice president; 2011-2012: Director; 2004-2010: Trustee

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Member

2006 - 2015

Federal Bar Council Foundation

2011 - 2012

New York Council of Defense Lawyers

2007 - 2008

A Timely Update On Recovering Legal Fees And Costs Through Criminal Restitution

April, 2013