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Carla B. Freedman Sworn in as United States Attorney
for Northern District of New York
Published: October 08, 2021
at 01:30 p.m.
By: Press Release from U.S. Attorney’s Office
Carla B. Freedman is Sworn in as United States
Attorney for the Northern District of New York
She is the First Woman Confirmed to Lead the Northern
District Of New York
SYRACUSE, NEW
YORK – Carla B. Freedman became the United States Attorney for the Northern
District of New York this morning, upon being sworn in by Chief United
States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby at the federal courthouse in
Syracuse. Ms. Freedman is the first woman confirmed for this
position.
Ms. Freedman was
nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on August 10, 2021 and confirmed by the Senate on October 5,
2021. President Biden signed her commission on October 7, 2021.
United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman stated: “After 14 years as
an Assistant U.S. Attorney, I am honored to lead the incredible lawyers and
staff in our office as we represent the criminal and civil interests of the
United States. Our guideposts will continue to be fairness and equal
justice for all. We will also continue our efforts to reduce gun
violence, protect civil rights, safeguard our national security, and build
relationships with community groups throughout the Northern District of New
York.”
Ms. Freedman previously
served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Syracuse office of the Northern
District of New York from 2007 through 2021. She was a Supervisory
Assistant U.S. Attorney and the Narcotics Chief from February 2018 through
2021. She also served as Deputy Narcotics Chief from 2016 through
2018.
Before joining
the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Freedman was an Assistant District Attorney
in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for 16 years. She was the
Chief of the Asian Gang Unit from 1997 through 2004.
Ms. Freedman has
prosecuted a wide array of crimes and offenses during her career with a
focus on organized crime, violent crime, and drug trafficking offenses
including, since 2009, illegal distribution of controlled substance
analogues and newly scheduled synthetic drugs.
Ms. Freedman, who
grew up in Syracuse, earned her law degree from New York Law School, and
her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University.
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