President Trump Taps Seasoned Long Island Judge As U.S. Attorney for Eastern New York

President Trump just announced the next U.S. Attorney for Eastern New York.

He is appointing Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. of Nassau County for the role.

Judge Nocella has a strong track record with over ten years of experience in private practice.

He also served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for New York’s Eastern district from 1991-1995.

Check it out:

🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW U.S. ATTORNEY FOR EASTERN NEW YORK

Trump names Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. as the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Nocella, a Columbia Law graduate, has served as a Nassau County District Judge, Family Court Judge, and Assistant… pic.twitter.com/Kk2nCaYpmD

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 7, 2025

.@realDonaldTrump has picked an outstanding jurist to serve as the next @EDNYnews US Attorney.

I know Judge Joe Nocella. I've worked with Joe Nocella. I know his family. Joe is good people. Straightforward, honest, and committed to fairness as well as Law & Order. pic.twitter.com/lT31yWOJKE

— Matt Coleman (@MattColeman123) January 7, 2025

Here’s President Trump’s full Truth Social post making the announcement:

Full text of the post:

It is my great honor to announce that Joseph Nocella, Jr., will be the next United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law and Order to the incredible people of New York, serving as a Nassau County District Court Judge, and Family Court Judge. A proud graduate of Columbia Law School, he has also spent over ten years in private practice. Judge Nocella previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence M. McKenna, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He was also an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1991 to 1995.

Congratulations Judge Nocella!

The New York Post reported:

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Nassau County Judge Joseph Nocella Jr. to be the next US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

“Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law and Order to the incredible people of New York, serving as a Nassau County District Court Judge, and Family Court Judge,” Trump said in a Monday night Truth Social post announcing the pick.

“A proud graduate of Columbia Law School, he has also spent over ten years in private practice,” Trump added.

Nocella also worked as an assistant US attorney in the same office from 1991 to 1995 and clerked for US District Judge for the Southern District of New York Lawrence McKenna, Trump noted.

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Trump’s pick to lead the Brooklyn federal office comes nearly two months after the incoming commander in chief revealed former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton would serve as US attorney for the Southern District of New York.

New York Daily News added more details about Judge Nocella’s career:

Nocella earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, where Trump also studied before transferring to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and later graduated from Columbia Law School, Newsday has reported.

He began his legal career in private practice working in litigation in both New York and Los Angeles. From 1991 to 1995, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District’s criminal division.

Returning to local government after his federal tenure, Nocella worked in various legal roles in Nassau County, serving as the Hempstead town attorney from 2021 to 2022, and as chief of staff to the Hempstead town supervisor from 2020 to 2022, according to Newsday.

He was also the Oyster Bay town attorney from 2017 to 2020, according to Newsday. In addition, he held positions as counsel to Nassau County’s Office of Housing and Community Development and as a counsel to the county executive and legislature.

His most recent post was as a Nassau County District Court judge in November 2022.