 
District Judge
SD New York
Appointed to the Southern District of New York by President Clinton, 1995; private practice, 1980-1995; chief, business and securities fraud section, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, 1978-80; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, 1973-78; private practice, 1970-72; clerk, 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Abraham L. Freedman; 1969-70.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| NY District Judge Jed Rakoff often writes 9th Circuit opinions | Southern District of New York | Sep. 22, 2021 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Amended Opinion: Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories,Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Jama v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company author | Insurance | Aug. 19, 2024 | 
| Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories,Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 22, 2024 | 
| Tiedemann v. Blanckense author | Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 3, 2023 | 
| Johnson v. Ryan dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 15, 2022 | 
| Negrete v. City of Oakland dissenting | Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
| Mecinas v. Hobbs author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 11, 2022 | 
| New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas author | Civil Rights | Mar. 23, 2022 | 
| Colchester v. Lazaro author | Family Law | Oct. 25, 2021 | 
| S.C. v. Lincoln County School District author | Education | Oct. 19, 2021 | 
| Smith v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 4, 2021 | 
| Ayla LLC v. Alya Skin author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Allison v. Tinder author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 18, 2021 | 
| AdTrader Inc. v. Google author | Attorneys | Aug. 2, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Henderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2021 | 
| League of United Latin American Citizens v. Regan vacated and remanded | Environmental Law | Apr. 30, 2021 | 
| United States v. Vandergroen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Miller author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Tulalip Tribes author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 19, 2019 | 
| Branch v. Umphenour author | Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2019 | 
| Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services author | Employment Law | Jul. 1, 2019 | 
| League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wheeler author | Environmental Law | Aug. 10, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Verduzco-Rangel author | Immigration | Mar. 12, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Walton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2018 | 
| Portland General Electric Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. author | Arbitration | Jul. 11, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| NY District Judge Jed Rakoff often writes 9th Circuit opinions | Southern District of New York | Sep. 22, 2021 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Amended Opinion: Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories,Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Jama v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company author | Insurance | Aug. 19, 2024 | 
| Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories,Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 22, 2024 | 
| Tiedemann v. Blanckense author | Prisoners' Rights | Jul. 3, 2023 | 
| Johnson v. Ryan dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 15, 2022 | 
| Negrete v. City of Oakland dissenting | Civil Procedure | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
| Mecinas v. Hobbs author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 11, 2022 | 
| New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas author | Civil Rights | Mar. 23, 2022 | 
| Colchester v. Lazaro author | Family Law | Oct. 25, 2021 | 
| S.C. v. Lincoln County School District author | Education | Oct. 19, 2021 | 
| Smith v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 4, 2021 | 
| Ayla LLC v. Alya Skin author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Allison v. Tinder author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 18, 2021 | 
| AdTrader Inc. v. Google author | Attorneys | Aug. 2, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Henderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2021 | 
| League of United Latin American Citizens v. Regan vacated and remanded | Environmental Law | Apr. 30, 2021 | 
| United States v. Vandergroen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Miller author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Tulalip Tribes author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 19, 2019 | 
| Branch v. Umphenour author | Civil Rights | Sep. 6, 2019 | 
| Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services author | Employment Law | Jul. 1, 2019 | 
| League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wheeler author | Environmental Law | Aug. 10, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Verduzco-Rangel author | Immigration | Mar. 12, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Walton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2018 | 
| Portland General Electric Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. author | Arbitration | Jul. 11, 2017 | 
 

 
