Southern District of New York / Appointed 2023 / Active
Dale Edwin Ho
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 50–49, Dale Edwin Ho is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 2005. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1977 · age 49
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2023
- Confirmed
- 50–49
- Education
- Princeton 1999 · Yale Law School 2005
- Succeeded
- Katherine Bolan Forrest
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern District of New York succeeded Katherine Bolan Forrest | Biden (D) | 50–49 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 50–49 on June 14, 2023 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 162. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 50
47 D, 3 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Kyrsten Sinema(I-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Raphael Warnock(D-GA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Peter Welch(D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 49
1 D, 48 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 1
1 R
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
Education
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1999 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 2005 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Barbara S. Jones, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 2005-2006 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Robert S. Smith, New York State Court of Appeals | 2006-2007 |
| Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City | 2007-2008 |
| Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City | 2009-2013 |
| Adjunct professor, New York Law School | 2013 |
| Adjunct professor, Brooklyn Law School | 2013-2017 |
| Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City | 2013-2023 |
| Adjunct assistant clinical professor, New York University School of Law | 2014-2023 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dale Edwin Ho?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Dale Edwin Ho to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2023.
- Was Dale Edwin Ho appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dale Edwin Ho was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dale Edwin Ho's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Dale Edwin Ho 50–49 on June 14, 2023.
- Which court is Dale Edwin Ho on?
- Dale Edwin Ho is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2023)
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).