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Chief Judge Raymond Drearie honored by Indian Americans
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 09 April 2011, 13:44 IST
New York: Chief Judge of the United States District Court the Honorable Raymond Drearie was honored by Samir Chopra, President - Elect of Indian Americans of New York at a ceremony in New York City.
A life dedicated to public service, Judge Drearie had previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and currently serves as the Chief Judge.
Samir Chopra mentioned, "There are few individuals in public service who have an as accomplished record as the Honorable Chief Judge - and our community is benefitted by his support of diversity and minority communities." Judge Drearie is member of the Federal Bar Council and before becoming a Federal Judge served as Chief of the Appeals Division and later Chief of the Criminal Division, at the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Samir Chopra, apast recipient of the Walter Upjohn Award, has served in the past as Director of the South Asian Bar Association, Trustee of the Hindu Center in New York and Director of the Indian American Committee, after completing his education at Emory University, INSEAD ( France) and Harvard.