Overview

• Joseph Nocella Jr. was sworn in on May 5, 2025, as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie.
• Attorney General Pamela Bondi used statutory authority to appoint Nocella after Senator Chuck Schumer withheld the blue slip required for Senate confirmation.
• Nocella will serve a 120-day term or until a Presidential nominee is confirmed by the Senate, with district judges empowered to appoint a successor if no confirmation occurs.
• Prior to this role, Nocella served as a Nassau County Family Court Judge and was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District from 1991 to 1995.
• The Eastern District of New York handles significant cases involving narcotics, organized crime, terrorism, and public corruption across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, and Suffolk counties.