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Farbiarz, also known as Michael Etan Farbiarz, is an American district judge for the District of New Jersey, nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2023.", "snippet": "Michael E. Farbiarz, also known as Michael Etan Farbiarz, is an American district judge for the District of New Jersey, nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2023.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-f-to-g", "markdown": "# Michael E. Farbiarz\n\nMichael Etan Farbiarz (born 1973) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) He was nominated by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed in 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) He sits at the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, New Jersey.[2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) |\n| Appointed by | Joseph R. Biden[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) |\n| Confirmed | May 2, 2023 (65 to 34)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) |\n| Born | 1973 in New York, NY[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) |\n| Education | A.B. Harvard University, 1995; J.D. Yale Law School, 1999[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nFarbiarz was born in 1973 in New York, New York.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1995 and his law degree from [Yale Law School](https://www.edgepedia.org/yale-law-school) in 1999.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf)\n\n## Legal career\n\nFrom 1999 to 2000, Farbiarz served as a law clerk for Judge Michael B. Mukasey of the [United States District Court for the Southern District of New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-new-york), and from 2000 to 2001 he clerked for Judge José A. Cabranes of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-second-circuit).[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf) He was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City from 2001 to 2004.[2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf)\n\nFarbiarz served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York from 2004 to 2014.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf) Within that office, he was deputy chief of the [Terrorism](https://www.edgepedia.org/terrorism) and National Security Unit from 2009 to 2010 and co-chief of the Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit from 2010 to 2014.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511)\n\nHe was an adjunct instructor at [Columbia Law School](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbia-law-school) in 2014 and a senior fellow at the New York University School of Law from 2014 to 2016.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf) From 2016 to 2023, Farbiarz worked at the [Port Authority of New York and New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey), serving as general counsel, as counsel to subsidiaries, and as director of the Port Authority Insurance Captive Entity; he also served as acting inspector general from 2020 to 2021.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nJoseph R. Biden nominated Farbiarz to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on January 3, 2023, to a seat vacated by Noel Lawrence Hillman.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) The Senate confirmed the nomination on May 2, 2023, by a vote of 65 to 34.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1180104) He received his commission on May 5, 2023, and assumed his duties in Newark effective that day.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511) • [2](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Farbiarz, Michael Etan | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13619511)\n2. [Notice to the Bar: Appointment of Michael E. Farbiarz](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/NoticetotheBarMEF.pdf)\n3. 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