Norwalk attorney Edgardo Ramos, a partner in the Day Pitney law firm, is the White House’s nominee for a federal judgeship in the Southern District of New York.
Ramos also is a director of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, which Monday hailed President Barack Obama’s nomination.
According to U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s homepage, Ramos is one of six Obama nominatees for district court judgeships.
Ramos served as an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 1992 to 2002. From 1987 to 1992, Ramos worked in private practice as an associate with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Ramos also was considered as a recent finalist for Connecticut U.S. Attorney. He serves as a commissioner on the New York City Commission to Combat Police Corruption.
He is a 1982 graduate of Yale University and has a 1987 law degree from Harvard University.
