The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in lower Manhattan. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Gibson Dunn Partner, Brooklyn Federal Prosecutor Are Trump's Choices to Join US District Courts in NY

Jennifer Rearden, of Gibson Dunn's litigation & crisis management practice group, is set to be named to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; and Brooklyn federal prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy, a clerk to Brett Kavanaugh, is set to be named to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

February 12, 2020 at 02:56 PM

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Michael Riccardi
Editor / Litigation

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced plans to make two appointments to New York federal courts.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Jennifer Rearden is set to be named to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and Brooklyn federal prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy, a former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, has been tapped to be named to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

As President Donald Trump continues his makeover of the federal courts, Rearden, if confirmed, would be the fourth appointee to the Southern District bench, which has 28 seats, three of which are currently vacant; and Komatireddy would be the fourth Trump appointee to the 15-seat Eastern District bench, which also has three vacancies.