Block, Frederic Born 1934 in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Eugene H. Nickerson; Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1994, and received commission on September 29, 1994. Assumed senior status on September 1, 2005. Education: Indiana University, A.B., 1956 Cornell Law School, LL.B., 1959 Professional Career: Clerk, Supreme Court of the State of New York, appellate division, 1959-1961 Private practice, Patchogue, New York, 1961-1962 Private practice, Port Jefferson, New York, 1962-1968, 1974-1977, 1979-1981, 1983-1985 Private practice, Centereach, New York, 1968-1974 Private practice, Smithtown, New York, 1977-1979, 1981-1983, 1985-1994 Adjunct professor, Touro Law School, 1992- Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male