Shirley Wohl Kram

Shirley Wohl Kram
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office May 23, 1993 – August 21, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office March 2, 1983 – May 23, 1993
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Lawrence W. Pierce
Succeeded by	John G. Koeltl
Personal details
Born	(1922-12-25)December 25, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 21, 2009(2009-08-21) (aged 86)
Education	Brooklyn Law School (LLB)

Shirley Wohl Kram (December 25, 1922 – August 21, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in New York City, New York, Kram received a Bachelor of Laws from Brooklyn Law School in 1950. She was an attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York City from 1951 to 1953, and was in private practice of law in New York City from 1954 to 1960. She was an assistant attorney in charge of the Harlem Office of the Legal Aid Society of New York from 1962 to 1971, and was chief of the Narcotics and Mental Health Division throughout that time. She was a judge of the New York City Family Court in Manhattan from 1971 to 1983.

Federal judicial service

On January 31, 1983, Kram was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Lawrence W. Pierce. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1983, and received her commission the same day. She assumed senior status on May 23, 1993, and served in that capacity until her death in 2009.

Sources

• Shirley Wohl Kram at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.