Southern District of New York / Appointed 2020 / Active
John Peter Cronan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2020 and confirmed by the Senate 55–42, John Peter Cronan 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 2001. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1976 · age 50
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2020
- Confirmed
- 55–42
- Education
- Georgetown 1998 · Yale Law School 2001
- Succeeded
- William H. Pauley III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern District of New York succeeded William H. Pauley III | Trump (R) | 55–42 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 55–42 on August 6, 2020 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 157. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 55
4 D, 51 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Richard Burr(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)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Kelly Loeffler(R-GA)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Martha McSally(R-AZ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 42
40 D, 2 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)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- 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)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 3
1 D, 2 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
Education
| Georgetown University | B.A. | 1998 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 2001 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 2001 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 2001-2002 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 2002-2003 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York | 2003-2007 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 2007-2017; deputy chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit, 2014-2016; chief/co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit | 2016-2017 |
| Adjunct clinical professor of law, New York University School of Law | 2015-2017 |
| Principal deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2020; acting assistant attorney general | 2017-2018 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Peter Cronan?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed John Peter Cronan to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2020.
- Was John Peter Cronan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Peter Cronan was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Peter Cronan's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed John Peter Cronan 55–42 on August 6, 2020.
- Which court is John Peter Cronan on?
- John Peter Cronan 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: United States Department of Justice (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2020)
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6 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).