Jerome B. Simandle

Jerome B. Simandle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Assumed office
May 31, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
January 2, 2012 – May 31, 2017
Preceded by Garrett Brown Jr.
Succeeded by Jose L. Linares
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
May 26, 1992 – May 31, 2017
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Personal details
Born Jerome B. Simandle
1949 (age 68–69)
Binghamton, New York
Education Princeton University (B.S.E.)
University of Stockholm (Dip.)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.)

Jerome B. Simandle (born 1949) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in Binghamton, New York. Simandle received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1971 from Princeton University. He received a Diploma in Social Science in 1975 from the University of Stockholm in Sweden. He received a Juris Doctor in 1976 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After graduating from law school, Simandle served as a law clerk to Judge John F. Gerry of the United States District Court for 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 United States Magistrate in the same district for nine years.[1]

Federal judicial service

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. He served as Chief Judge from January 2, 2012, until he assumed senior status on May 31, 2017.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Simandle, Jerome B. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1992–2017		 Vacant
Preceded by
Garrett Brown Jr.		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
2012–2017		 Succeeded by
Jose L. Linares
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