New York: Biden nominates Indian origin judge to US Court

President Joe Biden has nominated Indianorigin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara an expert in securities contract bankruptcy and regulatory matters for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkA child of immigrants from India and Kenya Bulsara 46 has been a US Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2017 He was the first South Asian American federal judge to serve on any court in the Second Circuit when he was appointed as a Magistrate JudgeThe White House announced Bulsaras nomination on Thursday as Biden named the 45th round of judicial nominees which included four individuals to federal district courts All of them are extraordinarily qualified experienced and devoted to the rule of law and the Constitution a media statement saidThese choices also continue to fulfill the Presidents promise to ensure that the nations courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds the White House saidFrom January 2017 to May 2017 Bulsara served as the Acting General Counsel of the US Securities and Exchange Commission where he had been the Deputy General Counsel for Appellate Litigation Adjudication and Enforcement since 2015 Before that he worked at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as an associate from 2005 to 2008 a counsel from 2009 to 2011 and a partner from 2012 to 2015 For six months between 2007 and 2008 he served as a Special Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County Brooklyn District Attorneys Office and he worked as an associate at Munger Tolles amp Olson LLP in Los Angeles California from 2003 to 2004Bulsara served as a law clerk for Judge John G Koeltl on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2003 He received his JD from Harvard Law School cum laude in 2002 and his AB magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1998Bulsara was born in the Bronx before moving to New Rochelle and later Edgemont New York His parents immigrated over 50 years ago His father worked for the City of New York as an engineer and his mother was a dedicated nurse Bulsara lives in Long Island City with his wife Christine DeLorenzoThe nomination was based on the strong recommendation from Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck SchumerSanket Bulsara is a firstrate legal mind and a dedicated talented public servant who is currently serving as a Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York Judge Bulsara was General Counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission where he worked to protect investors and the countrys financial marketsHe is an expert in securities contract bankruptcy and regulatory matters but his experience also extends to representing the incarcerated victims of domestic violence and individuals on death row in pro bono cases Schumer said Bulsara is the epitome of the American Dream and a history maker the child of hardworking immigrants from both India and Kenya and the first South Asian American federal judge to serve on any court in the Second Circuit when he was appointed as a Magistrate Judge he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever