Jerrold Nadler | |
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Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jim Jordan |
In office December 20, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Conyers |
Succeeded by | Doug Collins |
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Bob Goodlatte |
Succeeded by | Jim Jordan |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
Assumed office November 3, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Ted Weiss |
Constituency | 17th district (1992–1993) 8th district (1993–2013) 10th district (2013–2023) 12th district (2023–present) |
Member of the New York State Assembly | |
In office January 1, 1977 – November 3, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Albert H. Blumenthal |
Succeeded by | Scott Stringer |
Constituency | 69th district (1977–1982) 67th district (1983–1992) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerrold Lewis Nadler June 13, 1947 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Josephine Langsdorr Miller
(m. 1976) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Fordham University (JD) |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | House website |
Jerrold Lewis Nadler (/ˈnædlər/; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2023 has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district, which includes central Manhattan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to Congress in 1992 to represent the state's 17th congressional district, which was renumbered as the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and as the 10th from 2013 to 2023. Nadler chaired the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023. In his 17th term in Congress, Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York State Assemblyman.[1]