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Nardini\n\nWilliam Joseph Nardini (born 1969) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-second-circuit) since 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He was appointed to the court by President Donald Trump.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He sits at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York.[2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) |\n| Confirmed | November 7, 2019, by a vote of 86 to 2[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160352) |\n| Born | 1969, Glen Ridge, New Jersey[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) |\n| Education | A.B., Georgetown University, 1990; J.D., Yale Law School, 1994; LL.M., European University Institute, 1998[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nNardini was born in 1969 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He graduated summa cum laude and was elected to [Phi Beta Kappa](https://www.edgepedia.org/phi-beta-kappa) at [Georgetown University](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgetown-university), receiving an A.B. in government in 1990.[2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html) He earned a J.D. from [Yale Law School](https://www.edgepedia.org/yale-law-school) in 1994.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) After studying comparative government for a year at the University of Rome \"La Sapienza\" in Italy on a Rotary Fellowship, he attended the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, where he received an LL.M. in European, comparative, and international law in 1998.[2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html)\n\n## Legal career\n\nNardini began his career as a law clerk to Judge José A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1994 to 1995, then clerked for Judge Guido Calabresi of the same court from 1995 to 1996.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He served as a law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the [Supreme Court of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/supreme-court-of-the-united-states) from 1996 to 1997.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456)\n\nIn 2000, Nardini joined the [United States Attorney](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-attorney)'s Office for the District of Connecticut.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He served as deputy appeals chief from 2002 to 2004 and appeals chief from 2004 to 2010.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He also taught as a clinical visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School from 2005 to 2010.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456)\n\nFrom 2010 to 2014, Nardini served on detail as attaché at the Office of International Affairs of the Criminal Division of the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice), posted at the United States Embassy in Rome, Italy, where he represented the United States in criminal justice matters involving Italy.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) • [2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html) He returned to the United States Attorney's Office in 2014 and served as criminal chief from 2014 to 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) He served two years as chair of the Appellate Chiefs Working Group of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.[2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html) He has served on the Ethics Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association and on the advisory local rules committees of the Second Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.[2](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Donald Trump nominated Nardini to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on September 19, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) The Senate confirmed him on November 7, 2019, by a vote of 86 to 2.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160352) He received his commission on November 14, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456)\n\n## Notable cases\n\nIn *Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School District*, Nardini authored the opinion of the Second Circuit.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/william-joseph-nardini)\n\nIn *United States v. DeJesus*, Nardini authored the opinion of the Second Circuit.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/william-joseph-nardini)\n\nNardini has also sat on Second Circuit panels including *County of Westchester v. Express Scripts*, *Siren Retail Corp. v. NLRB*, *Skatteforvaltningen v. Markowitz*, *United States v. Amerisource Bergen Corp.*, *United States v. Matos*, *Glover v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company*, and *United States v. Browning*.[4](https://benchlight.org/judges/william-joseph-nardini)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: William Joseph Nardini](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7330456)\n2. [Judge William J. Nardini, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit](https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/bios/wjn.html)\n3. [U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote RS1160352](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160352)\n4. 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