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'''Jed S. Rakoff''' (born 1943) is a noteworthy [[United States District Court]] Judge.<ref name=DoJ>
'''Jed Saul Rakoff''' (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by Bill Clinton and went onto the bench on January 4, 1996. Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years.
{{cite news
==Cases==
| url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1957
===Worldcom===
| title=Rakoff, Jed Saul
On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.<ref name=DoJ030707>
| publisher=[[US Department of Justice]]
| accessdate=2007-10-26
}}</ref>
 
==Education==
Rakoff attended [[Swarthmore College]] (BA 1964), [[Oxford University|Oxford]] (M. Phil 1966), [[Harvard University|Harvard]] (J.D. 1969).<ref name=DoJ/>
 
==Career==
Rakoff was in private practice from [[1970]] to [[1972]].<ref name=DoJ/> 
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==
===Worldcomm===
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=U.S. Department of Justice
| date=[[July 7]] [[2003]]
| date=July 7 2003
| accessdate=2007-10-26
| accessdate=2007-10-26
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


===Impath===
===Impath===
Rakoff sentenced [[Anuradha D. Saad]], former CEO of [[Impath]], for [[fraud]].<ref name=NCGazette>
Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.<ref name=NCGazette>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/012306ImpathFraud.html  
| url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/012306ImpathFraud.html  
| title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud
| title=Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud
| publisher=[[North Country Gazette]]
| publisher=North Country Gazette
| date=[[January 23]] [[2006]]
| date=January 23 2006
| accessdate=2007-10-10
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


===Associated Press v. DoD===
===Associated Press v. DoD===
The Associated Press filed a request to force the [[US Department of Defense]] to reveal the identities of the [[List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees]].<ref name=Wapo060124>
The Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.<ref name=Wapo060124>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=iol1141464818568G535
| title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released
| title=Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released
| publisher=[[Indendent Online (South Africa)]]
| publisher=Indendent Online (South Africa)
| author=[[Will Dunham]]
| author=Will Dunham
| date=[[March 4]] [[2006]]
| date=March 4 2006
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref><ref name=FoxNews20060303>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186812,00.html
| title=Timeline of Guantanamo Detainee Documents Lawsuit
| publisher=[[Fox News]]
| date=Friday, [[March 3]], [[2006]]
| accessdate=2007-10-10
| accessdate=2007-10-10
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
Rakoff's [[January 24]] [[2006]] ruling obliged the DoD to officially make the detainees identities public.
==Education==
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>
His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970.
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_detainees_testimony.pdf
| title=Index for testimony
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=[[September 4]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-09-29
}}</ref><ref name=OardecArb1Transcripts20070809>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_1_transcripts_documents.pdf
| title=Index of Transcripts and Certain Documents from ARB Round One
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=[[August 9]] [[2007]]
| accessdate=2007-09-29
}}</ref>
 
==References==
==References==
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Jed Saul Rakoff (1943-) is a judge of the United States District Courts|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by Bill Clinton and went onto the bench on January 4, 1996. Previously, he had been in private law practice for 15 years, then in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as Assistant United States Attorney from 1973 to 1980, and then Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Prosecutions, 1978-1980. Prior to that, he was in private practice for two years.

Cases

Worldcom

On July 7 2003 Rakoff approved a Securities and Exchange Commission judgement against telecoummunication firm Worldcom.[1]

Impath

Rakoff sentenced Anuradha D. Saad, former CEO of Impath, for fraud.[2]

Associated Press v. DoD

The Associated Press filed a request to force the U.S. Department of Defense to reveal the identities of the List of Guantanamo Bay detainees|Guantanamo Bay detainees.[3]

Education

His undergraduate education was from Swarthmore College (1966); he received a M.Phil from Balliol College of Oxford University (1966); his law degree was from Harvard in 1969, followed by clerking for Judge Abraham Freedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1969-1970.

References

  1. ↑ The Honorable Jed Rakoff Approves Settlement of SEC'S Claim for a Civil Penalty Against Worldcom, U.S. Department of Justice, July 7 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  2. ↑ Impath CEO Sentenced For Fraud, North Country Gazette, January 23 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  3. ↑ Will Dunham. Partial list of Guantanamo detainees released, Indendent Online (South Africa), March 4 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
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