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Kugler, Robert B.
Born 1950 in Camden, NJ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by George W. Bush on August 1, 2002, to a seat vacated by Joseph E. Irenas. Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on December 4, 2002. Assumed senior status on November 2, 2018. Service terminated on May 31, 2024, due to retirement.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1992-2002
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2017-2024
Education:
Syracuse University, B.A., 1975
Rutgers School of Law -- Camden, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by George W. Bush on August 1, 2002, to a seat vacated by Joseph E. Irenas. Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on December 4, 2002. Assumed senior status on November 2, 2018. Service terminated on May 31, 2024, due to retirement.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1992-2002
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2017-2024
Education:
Syracuse University, B.A., 1975
Rutgers School of Law -- Camden, J.D., 1978
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. John F. Gerry, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1978-1979
Assistant prosecutor, Camden County, New Jersey, 1979-1981
Deputy attorney general, State of New Jersey, 1981-1982
Private practice, New Jersey, 1982-1992