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Alumna of Davis Polk, Boies Schiller to Follow Clinton in Senate

By Dan Slater

New York Gov. David Paterson won’t announce his choice for Hillary Clinton’s Senate successor until noon. But several news outlets, including CNN, the New York Times, and the Daily News, are reporting that Democratic Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is Paterson’s choice.

The 42 year-old Gillibrand, you’ll be happy to know, is one of us. After law school, Gillibrand (Dartmouth, UCLA Law) clerked for Second Circuit Judge Roger Miner, a conservative Reagan appointee, from 1992 to 93. (Miner, despite their political differences, backed Gillibrand in her 2006 race against the GOP’s John Sweeney, notes the Daily News.)

She later joined Davis Polk, then left to serve as a special counsel to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo — another candidate for Hillary Clinton’s seat. After the Clinton administration she moved back into private practice at Boies Schiller before making her congressional run.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).