Jennifer Willis

Jennifer Willis

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

2

Elections and appointments

Appointed

January 26, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Columbia University

Law

New York University School of Law

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Jennifer Willis is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She assumed office on February 11, 2022.

Biography

Education

Willis graduated from Columbia University and New York University School of Law.

Professional career

Before becoming a federal magistrate judge, Willis was a public defender for over 20years, serving as a staff attorney at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, in Massachusetts, and at the Law Office of the Cooke County Public Defender, in Illinois. She joined the Federal Defenders of New York in 2015.

Judicial career

Southern District of New York

Jennifer Willis joined the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as a federal magistrate judge in 2022. She succeeded Judge Margaret Fox, who retired.

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

External links

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