District of New Jersey / Appointed 2023 / Active
Michael Etan Farbiarz
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate 65–34, Michael Etan Farbiarz is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1999. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1973 · age 53
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden, 2023
- Confirmed
- 65–34
- Education
- Harvard 1995 · Yale Law School 1999
- Succeeded
- Noel Lawrence Hillman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | District of New Jersey succeeded Noel Lawrence Hillman | Biden (D) | 65–34 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 65–34 on May 2, 2023 · 118th Congress, Roll Call 104. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 65
47 D, 15 R, 3 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Ted Budd(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Fetterman(D-PA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- John Hickenlooper(D-CO)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Ben Lujan(D-NM)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Jon Ossoff(D-GA)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- 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)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- 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)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 34
34 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Katie Britt(R-AL)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Bill Hagerty(R-TN)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)
- Roger Marshall(R-KS)
- Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Eric Schmitt(R-MO)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Tommy Tuberville(R-AL)
- J. Vance(R-OH)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 1
1 D
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
Education
| Harvard University | A.B. | 1995 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1999 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 1999-2000 |
| Law clerk, Hon. José A. Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 2000-2001 |
| Private practice, New York City | 2001-2004 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2004-2014; deputy chief, Terrorism and National Security Unit, 2009-2010; co-chief, Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit | 2010-2014 |
| Adjunct instructor, Columbia Law School | 2014 |
| Senior fellow, New York University Law School | 2014-2016 |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2016-2023; general counsel, counsel to subsidiaries, and director of Port Authority Insurance Captive Entity, 2016-2023; acting inspector general | 2020-2021 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Michael Etan Farbiarz?
- President Joseph R. Biden appointed Michael Etan Farbiarz to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2023.
- Was Michael Etan Farbiarz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Michael Etan Farbiarz was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Michael Etan Farbiarz's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Michael Etan Farbiarz 65–34 on May 2, 2023.
- Which court is Michael Etan Farbiarz on?
- Michael Etan Farbiarz is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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 District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).