Know Your Judge: Joseph F. Bianco

This week in Know Your Judge, we feature Judge Joseph F. Bianco of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Bianco was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2006.

Earlier this year, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuitreversedone of Bianco’s rulings inZarda v. Altitude Express Inc.—a high-profile case involving whether sexual orientation bias constitutes sex discrimination prohibited by federal law. Bianco in 2014 dismissed federal discrimination claims brought by Donald Zarda’s heirs, who alleged that the sky diving company unlawfully fired Zarda because he was gay. But ...