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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Rakoff was in private practice from | Rakoff was in private practice from 1970 to 1972.<ref name=DoJ/> | ||
He was an assistant U.S. attorney from | He was an assistant U.S. attorney from 1973 to 1980. He returned to private practice in 1980 before being appointed to the bench in 1995. | ||
==Recent notable cases== | ==Recent notable cases== | ||
===Worldcom=== | ===Worldcom=== | ||
On | On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] judgement against telecoummunication firm [[Worldcom]].<ref name=DoJ030707> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm | | url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2003-81.htm | ||
| title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom | | title=The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom | ||
| publisher=[[US Department of Justice]] | | publisher=[[US Department of Justice]] | ||
| date= | | date=July 7 2003 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-26 | | accessdate=2007-10-26 | ||
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| title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud | | title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud | ||
| publisher=[[North Country Gazette]] | | publisher=[[North Country Gazette]] | ||
| date= | | date=January 23 2006 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-10 | | accessdate=2007-10-10 | ||
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| publisher=[[Indendent Online (South Africa)]] | | publisher=[[Indendent Online (South Africa)]] | ||
| author=[[Will Dunham]] | | author=[[Will Dunham]] | ||
| date= | | date=March 4 2006 | ||
| accessdate=2007-10-10 | | accessdate=2007-10-10 | ||
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| title=Timeline of Guantanamo Detainee Documents Lawsuit | | title=Timeline of Guantanamo Detainee Documents Lawsuit | ||
| publisher=[[Fox News]] | | publisher=[[Fox News]] | ||
| date=Friday, | | date=Friday, March 3, 2006 | ||
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| title=US releases Guantanamo files | | title=US releases Guantanamo files | ||
| publisher=[[The Age]] | | publisher=[[The Age]] | ||
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| title=OARDEC provides recommendations to Deputy Secretary of Defense | |||
| publisher=[[JTF Guantanamo Public Affairs]] | |||
| author=Army Sgt. [[Sarah Stannard]] | |||
| date=October 29 2007 | |||
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Rakoff's January 24 2006]] ruling obliged the DoD to officially make the detainees' identities public. | |||
Rakoff's ruling resulted in the release of over 70 large [[portable document format]] files, containing over 600 transcripts from captives [[Combatant Status Review Tibunal]]s and [[Administrative Review Board (OARDEC)|Administrative Review Board hearings]].<ref name=OardecCsrtTranscripts20070904> | Rakoff's ruling resulted in the release of over 70 large [[portable document format]] files, containing over 600 transcripts from captives [[Combatant Status Review Tibunal]]s and [[Administrative Review Board (OARDEC)|Administrative Review Board hearings]].<ref name=OardecCsrtTranscripts20070904> | ||
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| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] | | publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] | ||
| date= | | date=September 4 2007 | ||
| accessdate=2007-09-29 | | accessdate=2007-09-29 | ||
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| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] | | publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] | ||
| date= | | date=August 9 2007 | ||
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Revision as of 11:46, 13 April 2008
Jed S. Rakoff (born 1943) is a noteworthy United States District Court Judge.[1]
Education
Rakoff attended Swarthmore College (BA 1964), Oxford (M. Phil 1966), Harvard (J.D. 1969).[1]
Career
Rakoff was in private practice from 1970 to 1972.[1] He was an assistant U.S. attorney from 1973 to 1980. He returned to private practice in 1980 before being appointed to the bench in 1995.
Recent notable cases
Worldcom
On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.[2]
Impath
Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.[3]
Associated Press v. DoD
The Associated Press filed a request to force the US Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the Guantanamo Bay detainees.[4][5][6][7] Rakoff's January 24 2006]] ruling obliged the DoD to officially make the detainees' identities public. Rakoff's ruling resulted in the release of over 70 large portable document format files, containing over 600 transcripts from captives Combatant Status Review Tibunals and Administrative Review Board hearings.[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rakoff, Jed Saul, US Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ↑ The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom, US Department of Justice, July 7 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ↑ Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud, North Country Gazette, January 23 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Will Dunham. Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released, Indendent Online (South Africa), March 4 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Timeline of Guantanamo Detainee Documents Lawsuit, Fox News, Friday, March 3, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ↑ US releases Guantanamo files, The Age, April 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ↑ Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard. OARDEC provides recommendations to Deputy Secretary of Defense, JTF Guantanamo Public Affairs, October 29 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ↑ OARDEC (September 4 2007). Index for testimony. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ OARDEC (August 9 2007). Index of Transcripts and Certain Documents from ARB Round One. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.