Georgette Castner
Georgette Castner | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jose L. Linares |
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| Born | Georgette Fries[1] 1979 (age 44–45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | The College of New Jersey (BS) Rutgers University (JD) |
Georgette Castner (née Georgette Fries, born 1979)[2] is an American lawyer from New Jersey who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education
Castner received her
cum laude, from The College of New Jersey in 2002 and her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Rutgers Law School in 2006.[3]
Career
Castner served as a
partner in 2015. Castner was also a co-chair of the firm's Cannabis Law Practice Group.[4] She has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges.[3]
Federal judicial service
On November 3, 2021, President
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[8] she was later renominated the same day.[9] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[10] On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–46 vote.[11] On March 31, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–47 vote.[12] She received her judicial commission on April 5, 2022.[13] She was sworn into office on April 7, 2022, becoming the youngest female district judge for the District of New Jersey.[14]
Personal life
Castner is married to Democratic strategist, lobbyist, and attorney Bill Castner.[15] In 2018, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy named Bill Castner as his senior adviser on gun safety, charged with overseeing and coordinating a push for gun control in New Jersey.[16]
References
- ^ "Georgette Castner Nominated to Serve as a United States District Court Judge in New Jersey". 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Biden proposes Cherry Hill attorney to serve as federal judge".
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Sammon, Alexander (24 February 2023). "The Curious Case of Cory Booker's Judicial Appointments". Slate.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2021.
- ^ "PN1353 - Nomination of Georgette Castner for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgette Castner to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey)". United States Senate. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Georgette Castner, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey)". United States Senate. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Georgette Castner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Georgette Castner sworn in as youngest female U.S. District Court judge in N.J. history". ROI-NJ. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Georgette Castner sworn in as youngest female U.S. District Court judge in N.J. history". ROI-NJ. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Racioppi, Dustin (May 7, 2018). "Gov. Phil Murphy turns to a seasoned Democrat to lead the fight against gun violence".
External links
- Georgette Castner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.