Joseph E. Irenas

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Joseph Eron Irenas
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
July 1, 2002 – October 16, 2015
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
April 13, 1992 – July 1, 2002
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded byRobert B. Kugler
Personal details
Born
Joseph Eron Irenas

(1940-07-13)July 13, 1940
Newark, New Jersey
DiedOctober 16, 2015(2015-10-16) (aged 75)
Camden, New Jersey
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Joseph Eron Irenas (July 13, 1940 – October 16, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in

cum laude. He was in private practice of law at McCarter & English in Newark from 1966 to 1992. He was also an adjunct professor at Rutgers University from 1985 to 1986, and again from 1988 to 2015.[1]

Federal judicial service

On November 14, 1991, Irenas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new 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 April 8, 1992, and received his commission on April 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2002 due to a certified disability.[1]

Death

Irenas died on October 16, 2015, of injuries sustained in a fall at work on October 14, 2015, at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, New Jersey.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Irenas, Joseph Eron - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ "US District Judge Joseph Irenas dies at 75". The Washington Times.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1992–2002
Succeeded by