--- title: "Edward Robert Korman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-robert-korman" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Edward Robert Korman U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 1985-2007 - Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1984-1985 - He then held the role of Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States (1972–1974) and returned to the Eastern District as Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney (1974–1978) and United States Attorney (1978–1982), where he handled major public-corruption cases, including the Abscam prosecutions. - Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1970-1972, 1974-1978; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1974-1978 - Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1974 - Began as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (1968–1970) before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (1970–1972). - Law clerk, Hon. Kenneth Keating, New York State Court of Appeals, 1966-1968 - Early in his career, he clerked for Judge Kenneth B. Keating of the New York Court of Appeals from 1966 to 1968 ### Education - Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College in 1963, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Brooklyn Law School in 1966, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law in 1971. ### Additional information - He held the role of Chief Judge from 2000 to 2007 and assumed senior status on October 25, 2007. - received his commission on November 4, 1985. - Commissioner, New York Temporary Commission of Investigation, 1983-1985 - Private practice, New York City, 1968-1970, 1982-1984 - Edward Robert Korman was born on October 25, 1942, in New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from Ukraine and Poland. - Date of birth: 1942-01-01 - He has presided over significant criminal and civil cases, including Holocaust-era Swiss bank litigation and high-profile extradition matters - Birth place: New York, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383471) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383471) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383471) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1812/edward-robert-korman/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1812/edward-robert-korman/) - [Judge Edward Robert Korman](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383471) - [Wikidata: Edward R. Korman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5344945) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-robert-korman", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/edward-robert-korman", "name": "Edward Robert Korman | KnowJudges", "description": "Edward Robert Korman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.