Education
He received an Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1967 and attended the New York University Graduate School of Education before receiving a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1972.
He received an Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1967 and attended the New York University Graduate School of Education before receiving a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1972.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Stein was a New York Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975. While at Yale, Stein was an editor of the Yale Law Review. He was a law clerk to the Honorary
Stanley Fuld, Chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1972 to 1973.
He was in private practice in New York City from 1974 to 1995. On January 11, 1995, Stein was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Pierre North. Leval.
Stein was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 2010.
