Federal judiciary
Rachel Peter Kovner
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- NYED0903
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 20, 2019
- Senate vote
- 88–3Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Oct. 16, 2019
- Commissioned
- Oct. 17, 2019
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 21opinion issued Authored the opinion in US Inventor, Inc. v. Squires
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July 2panel identified Sat on the panel in Tracktime, LLC v. amazon.com Services LLC
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Aug. 5, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in Cox v. Dep't of Justice
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Aug. 31, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Tavarez v. United States
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Aug. 18, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in Kerson v. Vermont Law School, Inc.
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July 29, 2021panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. McCray
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Inventor, Inc. v. Squires | 24-2378 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | Authored |
| Tracktime, LLC v. amazon.com Services LLC | 24-1102 | Decided | July 2, 2026 | |
| Tavarez v. United States | 21-2685 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2023 | |
| Kerson v. Vermont Law School, Inc. | 21-2904 | Decided | Aug. 18, 2023 | |
| United States v. McCray | 20-2545 | Decided | July 29, 2021 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | US Inventor, Inc. v. Squires | Federal Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Cox v. Dep't of Justice | Second Circuit | Aug. 5, 2024 |