From 1999 to 2000, Nardacci served on the staff of
Congressman Michael McNulty in
Washington, D.C. From 2002 to 2005, Nardacci was an
associate at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in
New York City. From 2005 to 2022, she worked at the
Albany, New York, office of
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP; first as an associate from 2005 to 2012, then as a counsel from 2012 to 2020 and as a
partner from 2020 to 2022.
Federal judicial service On April 27, 2022, President
Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Nardacci after she had been recommended by
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer to serve as a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. On July 27, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Nardacci was given a majority "Qualified" rating by the
American Bar Association, but was the first judicial nominee by President
Biden to receive "Not Qualified" votes from the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary. On September 15, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote. On November 30, 2022, the
United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–45 vote. Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–44 vote. She received her judicial commission on December 16, 2022. == References ==