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- Jeffries practiced law for several years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He served as counsel in the litigation department of Viacom Inc. and CBS where he represented CBS in a civil lawsuit over Janet Jackson ’s wardrobe malfunction in her 2004 Super Bowl halftime show with Justin Timberlake.
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Upon graduating from law school, Jeffries became a law clerk for Judge Harold Baer Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. [11] From 1998 to 2004, Jeffries was in private practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
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Jun 21, 2023 · Following law school, Jeffries clerked for Judge Harold Baer Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jeffries practiced law for several years at Paul, Weiss,...
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Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) American Democratic politician who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013– ). The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress.
Jeffries is the eldest of two sons born to Laneda (Gomes) Jeffries, a social worker, and Marland Jeffries, a substance-abuse counselor. The family lived in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighbourhood. Hakeem Jeffries attended the State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University), where he received a bachelor’s degree in political scienc...
In 2006 Jeffries ran successfully for the New York State Assembly and took office the following year. He was twice reelected to that body. In 2012 he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives. Securing broad support, Jeffries easily won the race to represent New York’s 8th congressional district, which includes parts of Brooklyn and the neighbouring borough of Queens. After taking office in 2013, he took particular interest in police and criminal justice reform. He introduced legislation calling for a federal ban on the police use of choke holds following the death of an unarmed Black man, Eric Garner, in July 2014. Garner had died after having a choke hold applied to him during his arrest on Staten Island. Jeffries also championed the First Step Act, which was signed into law in 2018. It aimed in part to improve conditions in federal prisons and to ensure that people convicted of federal crimes were sentenced in a fair and reasonable way. Jeffries served on both the House Judiciary and Budget committees. He was also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
In 2019 Jeffries became chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, a post that made him the fifth highest-ranking Democrat in the chamber. In that role he presided over races for other party leadership posts and helped set legislative priorities for the House Democrats. Toward the end of 2019 the House of Representatives impeached Republican Pres. Donald Trump over allegations that he had withheld aid to Ukraine in order to pressure the country into opening a corruption investigation into one of his political rivals, Democrat Joe Biden. (Biden ultimately defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election.) The Senate impeachment trial was held in early 2020. Jeffries was one of seven lawmakers named by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve as impeachment managers during the trial and present the House’s case against Trump. The appointment reflected the fact that Jeffries was an effective messenger, especially known for being highly quotable. Delivering part of the House managers’ closing arguments on February 3, he called for Trump’s removal from office, describing him as “a clear and present danger to our national security.” Two days later, however, Trump was acquitted by the Senate in an almost party-line vote.
Jeffries is married to Kennisandra Arciniegas-Jeffries, a social worker. The couple has two sons, and the family resides in Brooklyn.
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Dec 28, 2022 · After finishing law school, Hakeem Jeffries went on to clerk for Judge Harold Baer Jr. on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mar 27, 2023 · Mr. Jeffries’s profile rose after he arrived in Washington. Black leaders tried to draft him to run for mayor ; others tried for state attorney general. But he had little trouble saying no.
Jan 4, 2023 · During his time in Congress, Jeffries has pushed for policing reform, including a national ban on chokeholds following the death of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in 2014 after being held in...
Nov 18, 2022 · After law school, Jeffries clerked for late federal district judge Harold Baer Jr. of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, was a lawyer for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,...
