abstract:Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum (born September 16, 1929 in New York City) is a senior judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Cedarbaum oversaw the case against the would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
It is not just that this charge is based on a novel legal theory: this week, the judge in her case, MiriamGoldmanCedarbaum, considered whether to toss out this charge altogether.
In a court appearance Thursday, Abassi told U.S. District Judge MiriamGoldmanCedarbaum that he understood that he will be spending the time before his next court appearance on June 11 preparing his case with his lawyers.