Jerome B. Simandle
| Jerome B. Simandle | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Garrett Brown, Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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Assumed office May 21, 1992 | |
| Nominated by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1949 (age 66–67) Binghamton, New York |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Stockholm University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Jerome B. Simandle (born 1949) is the chief United States federal judge serving on the District of New Jersey. He was born in Binghamton, New York.
Education
- Princeton University, B.S.E., 1971
- University of Stockholm, Sweden, Dipl. Soc Sci, 1975
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1976
Professional career
After graduating from law school, Simandle served as a law clerk to judge John F. Gerry of the District of New Jersey for two years, and then as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. He was then a magistrate in the same district for nine years.
Simandle was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 1, 1992, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1992, and received his commission on May 26, 1992. On January 2, 2012, he was elevated to be chief judge.
References
- Jerome B. Simandle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by new seat |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1992–present |
Incumbent |