Federal judiciary
Loretta A. Preska
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- George H.W. BushRepublican
- Seat
- NYSD0111
- Nominated
- March 31, 1992
- Committee hearing
- June 4, 1992
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 11, 1992
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Aug. 11, 1992
- Commissioned
- Aug. 12, 1992
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2009until Jan. 1, 2016
- Senior status
- March 1, 2017
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 10
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July 23panel identified Sat on the panel in Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund
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June 30
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March 9
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation | 25-1667 | Decided | Aug. 10, 2026 | Authored |
| Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund | 25-707 | Decided | July 23, 2026 | |
| N of Contracting Plumbers v. City of New York; Mulhern Gas Co., Inc. v. Mosley | 25-977; 25-2041 | Decided | June 30, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation | Second Circuit | Aug. 10, 2026 |
| Opinion | Bugliotti v. the Republic of Argentina | Second Circuit | March 9, 2026 |