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== Career ==
== Career ==
After law school, Apter had multiple clerkships. She first clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff in the Southern District of New York, and then for Chief Judge Robert Katzman of the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.<ref name=":0" /> She then went on to clerk for Supreme Court of the United States Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=AP|date=March 15, 2021|title=Gov. Murphy names civil rights division head to New Jersey's high court|url=https://6abc.com/10419374/|url-status=live|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=6abc Philadelphia|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
After law school, Apter had multiple clerkships. She first clerked for U.S. District Court Judge [[Jed S. Rakoff|Jed Rakoff]] in the Southern District of New York, and then for Chief Judge [[Robert Katzmann|Robert Katzman]] of the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.<ref name=":0" /> She then went on to clerk for Supreme Court of the United States Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=AP|date=March 15, 2021|title=Gov. Murphy names civil rights division head to New Jersey's high court|url=https://6abc.com/10419374/|url-status=live|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=6abc Philadelphia|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


On March 15, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy nominated Apter to be an associate justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]].<ref name=":1" />
On March 15, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy nominated Apter to be an associate justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]].<ref name=":1" />

Revision as of 22:41, 15 March 2021

Rachel Wainer Apter is an American lawyer. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy nominated Apter to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Early life and education

Apter grew up in Rockaway, Jersey where she attended Morris Hills Regional High School.[1] She went on to attend Harvard Law School, graduating in 2004.[1]

Career

After law school, Apter had multiple clerkships. She first clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff in the Southern District of New York, and then for Chief Judge Robert Katzman of the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.[1] She then went on to clerk for Supreme Court of the United States Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[2][1]

On March 15, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy nominated Apter to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.[2]

Personal life

Apter has three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wildstein, David (March 14, 2021). "Rachel Wainer Apter will be Murphy's pick for New Jersey Supreme Court". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved March 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b AP (March 15, 2021). "Gov. Murphy names civil rights division head to New Jersey's high court". 6abc Philadelphia. Retrieved March 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)