Jerome B. Simandle

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Jerome B. Simandle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
May 31, 2017 – July 19, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
January 2, 2012 – May 31, 2017
Preceded byGarrett Brown Jr.
Succeeded byJose L. Linares
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
May 26, 1992 – May 31, 2017
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byKaren M. Williams
Personal details
Born(1949-04-29)April 29, 1949
Binghamton, New York
DiedJuly 19, 2019(2019-07-19) (aged 70)
EducationPrinceton University (BSE)
University of Stockholm (Dip)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD)

Jerome B. Simandle (April 29, 1949[1] – July 19, 2019) was a 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.[2]

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.[2] He died on July 19, 2019 from liver cancer.[3]

References

  1. ^ Judith N. McMahon. "New Jersey Law Journal | Judges Profiles | Jerome_Simandle". Judges.njlj.law.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ a b "Simandle, Jerome B. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Jeannie (July 19, 2019). "Former NJ Chief District Judge, 70, Dies After Cancer Battle". www.law360.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

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Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1992–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
2012–2017 		Succeeded by
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