Hayden, Katharine Sweeney Born 1942 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 6, 1997, to a seat vacated by H. Lee Sarokin. Confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1997, and received commission on September 29, 1997. Assumed senior status on May 30, 2010. Education: Marymount Manhattan College, B.A., 1963 Seton Hall University, M.A., 1971 Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1975 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Robert Clifford, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1975-1976 Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1976-1978 Private practice, New Jersey, 1978-1991 Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1991-1997