Freda Wolfson
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Freda Linsenbaum Wolfson (born 1954) is a District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush
.
, Wolfson graduated from Rutgers University
with her Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1976 and later from Rutgers University School of Law with a Juris Doctor
degree in 1979.
from 1979 - 1986 at the firms Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan and Clapp & Eisenberg.
for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Wolfson was appointed to a eight year term in 1986 and was re-appointed again in 1994 before serving another full eight year term before her nomination as an United States federal judge
in 2002.
Wolfson was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on August 1, 2002 to a seat vacated Nicholas H. Politan
. Wolfson was confirmed by the Senate
on November 14, 2002 on a Senate vote and received her commission on December 4, 2002.
Fellow and has received a New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyer Division's Professional Achievement Award. In 2002 she accepted the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Alumni Association of the Rutgers School of Law, Newark. Recently, Judge Wolfson received the 2008 Women's Initiative & Leaders in Law Platinum Award from the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of New Jersey....
. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.
Early life and education
Born in Vineland, New JerseyVineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
, Wolfson graduated from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
with her Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1976 and later from Rutgers University School of Law with a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree in 1979.
Legal career
Following law school graduation, Wolfson worked in private practice in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
from 1979 - 1986 at the firms Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan and Clapp & Eisenberg.
Federal Judicial Career
Wolfson began her federal judicial career as a magistrate judgeUnited States magistrate judge
In the United States federal courts, magistrate judges are appointed to assist United States district court judges in the performance of their duties...
for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Wolfson was appointed to a eight year term in 1986 and was re-appointed again in 1994 before serving another full eight year term before her nomination as an United States federal judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
in 2002.
Wolfson was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on August 1, 2002 to a seat vacated Nicholas H. Politan
Nicholas H. Politan
Nicholas H. Politan is a former United States federal judge.Born in Newark, New Jersey, Politan received an A.B. from Rutgers University in 1957 and an LL.B. from Rutgers University School of Law in 1960. He was a law clerk, Hon. Gerald McLaughlin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit from 1960 to...
. Wolfson was confirmed by the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on November 14, 2002 on a Senate vote and received her commission on December 4, 2002.
Achievements
Wolfson has been honored as an American Bar FoundationAmerican Bar Foundation
Established in 1952, the ' is an independent, nonprofit national research institute located in Chicago, Illinois committed to objective empirical research on law and legal institutions...
Fellow and has received a New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyer Division's Professional Achievement Award. In 2002 she accepted the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Alumni Association of the Rutgers School of Law, Newark. Recently, Judge Wolfson received the 2008 Women's Initiative & Leaders in Law Platinum Award from the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.