- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
(D.N.J.)
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Appeals to Third Circuit Established September 24, 1789 Judges assigned 17 Chief judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr. Official site The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (in case citations, D.N.J.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of New Jersey.
Cases brought in the District are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
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History
The District of New Jersey was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.[1] The District was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Western District of New Jersey on February 13, 1801, by the Judiciary Act of 1801, 2 Stat. 89,[1] with the judicial districts being headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Burlington, New Jersey, respectively. The repeal of the 1801 Act restored New Jersey as a single judicial district on March 8, 1802, 2 Stat. 132.[1] New Jersey is the largest state by population to only have one district court, and is larger in population than several states that have multiple districts.
In recent years, Congress has considered several bills, introduced by South Jersey representatives, to divide New Jersey into two districts, a Northern District and a Southern District. For example, such bills were introduced in the 106th Congress in 2000 and the 109th Congress in 2005.[2][3] None of these bills have ever passed either house of Congress. Proponents of the change have cited the caseload of the New Jersey District Court as well as the distance between the seats of the two proposed districts, Newark and Camden (85 miles) as justification for splitting the current district.[2] It has also been observed that such a split would guarantee South Jersey a greater share of judgeships as well as new positions to which residents of the area would be appointed, such as court clerks, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal and Federal Public Defender for the new Southern District.
"Old" courthouse
Jurisdiction
The District of New Jersey is divided into three vicinages: Newark, Trenton and Camden.
- In Newark, the Court operates from two courthouses: The "old" courthouse is the United States Post Office and Court House at One Federal Square. Across Walnut Street is the "new" courthouse—Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building (50 Walnut Street). The Newark vicinage's clerk's office is located in the Martin Luther King building.
- In Trenton, the Court operates from the Clarkson S. Fisher Building and U.S. Courthouse (402 East State Street).
- In Camden, the Court is located at the Mitchell H. Cohen Building and U.S. Courthouse (4th and Cooper Streets).
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The U.S. Attorney has offices in Newark, Trenton, and Camden. Paul J. Fishman was sworn into office as U.S. Attorney on October 14, 2009.[4]
Current judges
The Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr. is the Chief Judge of the Court. The Clerk of the Court is William T. Walsh.
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior 56 Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. Trenton 1943 1985–present 2005–present — Reagan 64 District Judge Jerome B. Simandle Camden 1949 1992–present — — G.H.W. Bush 69 District Judge Faith S. Hochberg Newark 1950 1999–present — — Clinton 70 District Judge Joel A. Pisano Trenton 1949 2000–present — — Clinton 71 District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh Newark 1947 2000–present — — Clinton 72 District Judge William J. Martini Newark 1947 2002–present — — G.W. Bush 73 District Judge Jose L. Linares Newark 1953 2002–present — — G.W. Bush 74 District Judge Stanley R. Chesler Newark 1947 2002–present — — G.W. Bush 75 District Judge Robert B. Kugler Camden 1950 2002–present — — G.W. Bush 76 District Judge Freda L. Wolfson Trenton 1954 2002–present — — G.W. Bush 77 District Judge Renee Marie Bumb Camden 1960 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 78 District Judge Noel Lawrence Hillman Camden 1956 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 79 District Judge Peter G. Sheridan Trenton 1950 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 80 District Judge Susan Davis Wigenton Newark 1962 2006–present — — G.W. Bush 81 District Judge Claire C. Cecchi Newark 1964 2011–present — — Obama 82 District Judge Esther Salas Newark 1968 2011–present — — Obama — District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 47 Senior District Judge Stanley Seymour Brotman Camden 1924 1975–1990 (none) 1990–present Ford 49 Senior District Judge Dickinson Richards Debevoise Newark 1924 1979–1994 (none) 1994–present Carter 51 Senior District Judge Anne Elise Thompson Trenton 1934 1979–2001 1994–2001 2001–present Carter 54 Senior District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez Camden 1930 1985–1998 (none) 1998–present Reagan 62 Senior District Judge Mary Little Cooper Trenton 1946 1992–2011 (none) 2011-present G.H.W. Bush 63 Senior District Judge Joseph Eron Irenas Camden 1940 1992–2002 (none) 2002–present G.H.W. Bush 65 Senior District Judge William H. Walls Newark 1932 1994–2005 (none) 2005–present Clinton 68 Senior District Judge Katharine Sweeney Hayden Newark 1942 1997–2010 (none) 2010–present Clinton Former judges
# Judge State Born/Died Active service Term as Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination1 David Brearley NJ 1745–1790 1789–1790 (none) (none) Washington death 2 Robert Morris NJ 1745–1815 1790–1801
1802–1815(none) (none) Washington reassignment to E.D.N.J / W.D.N.J.[5]
death3 William Sanford Pennington NJ 1757–1826 1815[6]–1826 (none) (none) Madison death 4 William Rossell NJ 1760–1840 1826–1840 (none) (none) J.Q. Adams death 5 Mahlon Dickerson NJ 1770–1853 1840–1841 (none) (none) Van Buren resignation 6 Philemon Dickerson NJ 1788–1862 1841–1862 (none) (none) Van Buren death 7 Richard Stockton Field NJ 1803–1870 1863–1870 (none) (none) Lincoln resignation 8 John T. Nixon NJ 1820–1889 1870–1889 (none) (none) Grant death 9 Edward T. Green NJ 1837–1896 1889[7]–1896 (none) (none) Harrison death 10 Andrew Kirkpatrick NJ 1844–1904 1896–1904 (none) (none) Cleveland death 11 William M. Lanning NJ 1849–1912 1904–1909 (none) (none) T. Roosevelt appointment to 3d Cir. 12 Joseph Cross NJ 1843–1913 1905–1913 (none) (none) T. Roosevelt death 13 John Rellstab NJ 1858–1930 1909–1928 (none) 1928–1930 Taft death 14 Thomas Griffith Haight NJ 1879–1942 1914–1919 (none) (none) Wilson appointment to 3d Cir. 15 John Warren Davis NJ 1867–1945 1916–1920 (none) (none) Wilson appointment to 3d Cir. 16 Charles Francis Lynch NJ 1884–1942 1919–1925 (none) (none) Wilson resignation 17 Joseph Lamb Bodine NJ 1883–1950 1920–1929 (none) (none) Wilson resignation 18 William Nelson Runyon NJ 1871–1931 1923–1931 (none) (none) Harding death 19 William Clark NJ 1891–1957 1925–1938 (none) (none) Coolidge appointment to 3d Cir. 20 James William McCarthy NJ 1872–1939 1928[8]–1929 (none) (none) Coolidge resignation 21 Guy Laverne Fake NJ 1879–1957 1929–1951 1948–1951 1951–1957 Coolidge death 22 John Boyd Avis NJ 1875–1944 1929–1944 (none) (none) Hoover death 23 Phillip Forman NJ 1895–1978 1932–1959 1951–1959 (none) Hoover appointment to 3d Cir. 24 Thomas Glynn Walker NJ 1899–1993 1939[9]–1941 (none) (none) F. Roosevelt resignation 25 William Francis Smith NJ 1904–1968 1941–1961 1959–1961 (none) F. Roosevelt appointment to 3d Cir. 26 Thomas Francis Meaney NJ 1888–1968 1942–1966 (none) 1966–1968 F. Roosevelt death 27 Thomas M. Madden NJ 1907–1976 1945–1968 1961–1968 1968–1976 Truman death 28 Alfred Egidio Modarelli NJ 1898–1957 1951–1957 (none) (none) Truman death 29 Richard Hartshorne NJ 1888–1975 1951–1961 (none) 1961–1975 Truman death 30 Reynier Jacob Wortendyke, Jr. NJ 1895–1975 1955–1970 (none) 1970–1975 Eisenhower death 31 Mendon Morrill NJ 1902–1961 1958–1961 (none) (none) Eisenhower death 32 Arthur Stephen Lane NJ 1910–1997 1960–1967 (none) (none) Eisenhower resignation 33 Anthony Thomas Augelli NJ 1902–1985 1961–1972 1968–1972 1972–1974 Kennedy resignation 34 James Aloysius Coolahan NJ 1903–1986 1962–1974 1972–1973 1974–1986 Kennedy death 35 Robert Shaw NJ 1907–1972 1962–1972 (none) (none) Kennedy death 36 Mitchell Harry Cohen NJ 1904–1991 1962–1974 1973–1974 1974–1991 Kennedy death 37 Lawrence Aloysius Whipple NJ 1910–1983 1967–1978 1974–1978 1978–1983 L. Johnson death 38 George Herbert Barlow NJ 1921–1979 1969–1979 1978–1979 (none) Nixon death 39 Leonard I. Garth NJ 1921–present 1969–1973 (none) (none) Nixon appointment to 3d Cir. 40 Clarkson Sherman Fisher NJ 1921–1997 1970–1987 1979–1987 1987–1997 Nixon death 41 John Joseph Kitchen NJ 1911–1973 1970–1973 (none) (none) Nixon death 42 Frederick Bernard Lacey NJ 1920–present 1971–1986 (none) (none) Nixon retirement 43 Vincent Pasquale Biunno NJ 1916–1991 1973–1982 (none) 1982–1991 Nixon death 44 Herbert Jay Stern NJ 1936–present 1973–1987 (none) (none) Nixon resignation 45 Henry Curtis Meanor NJ 1929–present 1974–1983 (none) (none) Nixon resignation 46 John F. Gerry NJ 1926–1995 1974–1994 1987–1994 1994–1995 Ford death 48 Harold Arnold Ackerman NJ 1928–2009 1979–1994 (none) 1994–2009 Carter death 50 H. Lee Sarokin NJ 1928–present 1979–1994 (none) (none) Carter appointment to 3d Cir. 52 John Winslow Bissell NJ 1940–present 1982–2005 2001–2005 (none) Reagan retirement 53 Maryanne Trump Barry NJ 1937–present 1983–1999 (none) (none) Reagan appointment to 3d Cir. 55 Robert Cowen NJ 1930–present 1985–1987 (none) (none) Reagan appointment to 3d Cir. 57 Alfred James Lechner, Jr. NJ 1948–present 1986–2001 (none) (none) Reagan resignation 58 Nicholas H. Politan NJ 1935–present 1987–2002 (none) (none) Reagan retirement 59 Alfred M. Wolin NJ 1932–present 1987–2000 (none) 2000–2004 Reagan retirement 60 John C. Lifland NJ 1933–present 1988–2001 (none) 2001–2007 Reagan retirement 61 William G. Bassler NJ 1938–present 1991–2005 (none) 2005–2006 G.H.W. Bush retirement 66 Stephen Orlofsky NJ 1944–present 1995–2003 (none) (none) Clinton resignation 67 Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. NJ 1957–present 1996–2010 (none) (none) Clinton appointment to 3d Cir. See also
- Courts of New Jersey
- List of United States federal courthouses in New Jersey
References
- ^ a b c U.S. District Courts of New Jersey, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/bills/106/h3835ih.txt
- ^ http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.3518.IH:
- ^ "Fishman sworn in as New Jersey's U.S. attorney". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2009-10-15. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20091015_Fishman_sworn_in_as_New_Jersey_s_U_S__attorney.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20.[dead link]
- ^ During Morris' service on the court, the District of New Jersey was subdivided into the Eastern District of New Jersey and the Western District of New Jersey, with Morris remaining the sole judge for both Districts, and was then reunified into a single District.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1816, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1816, and received commission on January 16, 1816.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 1890, and received commission on January 27, 1890.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1928, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 8, 1929, and received commission on January 8, 1929.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 16, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 5, 1940, and received commission on March 13, 1940.
External links
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Official Website
- United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Official Website
- Thomas Library of Congress
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