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Hayden, Katharine Sweeney
Born 1942 in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 5, 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:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 5, 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