A former Central New York congressman-turned-judge has been nominated for a federal judge position.

The White House announced Wednesday morning that President Joe Biden has nominated New York State Court of Claims Judge Anthony Brindisi to the U.S. District Court for New York's Northern District. Brindisi, a House Democrat representing the 22nd Congressional District from 2019-21, has been on the Court of Claims in Utica since 2022, when he was nominated by Gov. Kathy Hochul. He's also an acting Supreme Court justice in Oneida County.

Brindisi was defeated by Republican Claudia Tenney — who he'd defeated by fewer than 4,500 votes in 2018 — by a razor-thin margin after a months-long court battle. He announced in June 2021 that he would not run for the House of Representatives in 2022, and also ran unsuccessfully for a State Supreme Court seat.

Brindisi, also a former New York State assemblyman, began practicing law in 2004 after receiving his juris doctorate from Albany Law School.