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Shipp, Michael Andre
Born 1965 in Paterson, NJ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 23, 2012, to a seat vacated by Mary Little Cooper. Confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 2012, and received commission on July 26, 2012.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2007-2012
Education:
Rutgers University, B.S., 1987
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 23, 2012, to a seat vacated by Mary Little Cooper. Confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 2012, and received commission on July 26, 2012.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2007-2012
Education:
Rutgers University, B.S., 1987
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. James H. Coleman, Jr., Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995
Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1995-2003
Assistant attorney general, State of New Jersey, 2003-2007
Counsel to the attorney general, State of New Jersey, 2007