Nicholas H. Politan
Nicholas H. Politan | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office November 9, 1987 – January 4, 2002 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Herbert Jay Stern |
Succeeded by | Freda L. Wolfson |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicholas H. Politan November 13, 1935 Newark, New Jersey |
Died | February 20, 2012 Atlantis, Florida | (aged 76)
Education | Rutgers University (A.B.) Rutgers School of Law – Newark (LL.B.) |
Nicholas H. Politan (November 13, 1935 – February 20, 2012) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education and career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Politan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Rutgers University in 1957 and a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1960. He was a law clerk for Judge Gerald McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in Lyndhurst, New Jersey from 1961 to 1964, then in Jersey City, New Jersey until 1972, and then in Lyndhurst until 1987. He was a director and chairman of the executive committee of the County Trust Company in Lyndhurst from 1980 to 1987.[1]
Federal judicial service
On August 7, 1987, Politan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Herbert Jay Stern. Politan was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. Politan served in that capacity until his retirement on January 4, 2002.[1]
Death
Politan died on February 20, 2012, in Atlantis, Florida.[2]
References
Sources
- Nicholas H. Politan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.