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Biography
Peter Kevin Castel (born August 5, 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education and career
Born on August 5, 1950,in Jamaica, New York, Castel received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's University in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk to Kevin Thomas Duffy of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1975 to 1977. He was in private practice of law at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City, New York, from 1977 to 2003.
Federal judicial service
On March 5, 2003, Castel was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Lawrence M. McKenna. Castel was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 17, 2003, and received his commission on September 22, 2003. He took senior status on August 5, 2017.