Sidney H. Stein Explained

Sidney H. Stein
Office:	Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Term Start:	September 1, 2010
Office1:	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Term Start1:	March 17, 1995
Term End1:	September 1, 2010
Appointer1:	Bill Clinton
Predecessor1:	Pierre N. Leval
Successor1:	Alison Nathan
Birth Date:	16 July 1945^[1]
Education:	Princeton University (AB) New York University Yale University (JD)

Sidney Harold Stein^[2] (born July 16, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Stein was a New York Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1967 and attended New York University Graduate School of Education before receiving a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1972. While at Yale, Stein was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. He was a law clerk to Judge Stanley Fuld, Chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1972 to 1973. He was in private practice in New York City from 1974 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

On January 11, 1995, Stein was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Pierre N. Leval. Stein was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission the same day.

In 2005, Judge Stein found that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s attempts to investigate national banks was subject to federal preemption by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.^[3] He assumed senior status on September 1, 2010.

Other notable cases

Sitting with the Ninth Circuit, in two environmental rulings on February 4, 2022, Stein wrote regarding the Forest Service's commercial "thinning" of areas by cutting down trees. Stein would have ruled against the Forest Service's move to cut down trees in both cases, and his view was prevalent in one.^{[4] [5]}

On March 15, 2024, Stein threw out a motion filed by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez seeking dismissal of his corruption charges. ^[6]

See also

• List of Jewish American jurists

Notes and References

1. Book: Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the . Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary . 1996 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 107 . en.
2. News: Helene Coles Wed to Sidney Stein. December 1, 1975. The New York Times.
3. Recent Case: Southern District of New York Rebuffs New York Attorney General's Bid to Regulate National Banks. Harvard Law Review. 2006. 120. 627. 31 October 2017.
4. Web site: MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES FOR FIRE SAFETY V. ELLIOTT. ca9.uscourts.gov. February 4, 2022. February 4, 2022.
5. Web site: LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH V. USFS. ca9.uscourts.gov. February 4, 2022. February 4, 2022.
6. Web site: Federal judge tosses Sen. Bob Menendez's motion to dismiss second superseding indictment. Palm Beach Post. March 15, 2024. March 26, 2024.