David G. Trager
David Gershon Trager | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office March 1, 2006 – January 5, 2011 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
In office November 24, 1993 – March 1, 2006 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Succeeded by | Roslynn R. Mauskopf |
Personal details | |
Born | David Gershon Trager December 23, 1937 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 2011 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 73)
Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
David Gershon Trager (December 23, 1937 – January 5, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Education
Born in
Career
Trager became an
He returned to Brooklyn Law School as a professor of law from 1978 to 1993, serving as dean of that institution from 1983 to 1993.[2] He chaired a temporary state commission on investigations in New York State from 1983 to 1990, and was a member of the New York City Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary from 1981 to 1989.
Federal judicial service
On August 6, 1993, Trager was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Trager assumed senior status on March 1, 2006.
Recusal
In 1994, Trager was recused from working on the Crown Heights riot, due to potential bias as well as impartiality.[3]
Death
Trager died, in his home in Brooklyn, of pancreatic cancer on January 5, 2011, aged 73.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Obituaries | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Brooklyn Law School Recognizes Half Century Of Leadership In Legal Education With Philanthropic Initiatives". College Planning & Management. December 31, 2018.
- ISBN 9781422486351.
- ^ "David G. Trager, Federal Judge, Dies at 73". The New York Times. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ISBN 9781506308562.
Sources
- David G. Trager at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.