Edward Korman

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Edward Korman

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (senior status)
Tenure

2007 - Present

Years in position

17

Successor
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Education

Bachelor's

Brooklyn College, 1963

Graduate

New York University School of Law, 1971

Law

Brooklyn Law School, 1966

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.


Edward Robert Korman (1942-present) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Korman is serving on senior status.[1]

Education

Korman earned his B.A. and LL.B. from Brooklyn College in 1963 and 1966, respectively. He also holds an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law, which he earned in 1971.[1]

Professional career

Judicial career

Eastern District of New York

Judge Korman was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by Ronald Reagan on October 2, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1985, and received his commission on November 4, 1985. Korman served as chief judge of the court from 2000 to 2007. He assumed senior status on October 25, 2007.[1]

Noteworthy cases

FDA must make Plan B available (2013)
See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Annie Tummino v. Margaret Hamburg, US)

On April 4, 2013, Judge Korman ordered that the federal Food and Drug Administration allow women of all ages to access the Plan B "Morning After" contraceptive pill over the counter without a prescription. Previously, the FDA required that women under the age of sixteen be issued a prescription in order to obtain the drug. In his ruling, Judge Korman ordered that the FDA must make the pill and its generic versions available within thirty days.[2]

The Justice Department promised to appeal Korman's ruling, claiming that citizens were "better served when the government acts deliberately and incrementally."[3] Following the ruling, the Food and Drug Administration announced its intention to provide over the counter sales of Plan B to individuals over the age of 15 with photo identification. During a hearing on the ruling's appeal, Judge Korman said this policy would have the following effect, "The poor, the young and African-American are going to be put in the position of not having access to this drug."[3]

In June 2013, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to allow individuals to purchase Plan B One-Step over the counter without a prescription or any age restrictions. With its compliance, the agency dropped its appeal of Judge Korman's April ruling.[4]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Edward Korman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ The New York Times, "Judge orders morning-after pill available for all ages," April 5, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yahoo News, "Judge in NYC rips opposition to Plan B order," May 7, 2013
  4. ↑ The Los Angeles Times, "With FDA approval, fight ends over morning-after pill," June 20, 2013
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA 		Eastern District of New York
1985–2007 		Succeeded by:
Kiyo Matsumoto



New York courts

Federal courts:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York

State courts:

New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts

State resources:

Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York

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