Georgette Castner

Georgette Castner
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 5, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJose L. Linares
Personal details
Born
Georgette Fries[1]

1979 (age 44–45)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationThe College of New Jersey (BS)
Rutgers University (JD)

Georgette Castner (née Georgette Fries, born 1979)[2] is an American lawyer from New Jersey who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education

Castner received her Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from The College of New Jersey in 2002 and her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Rutgers Law School in 2006.[3]

Career

Castner served as a law clerk for Judge Joseph F. Lisa on the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, from 2006 to 2007. She was then a partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where her focus was on white collar criminal defense and product liability law. She joined the firm in 2007 as an associate before becoming a partner in 2015. Castner was also a co-chair of the firm's Cannabis Law Practice Group.[4] She has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges.[3]

Federal judicial service

On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Castner to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.[3] President Biden nominated Castner to the seat vacated by Judge Jose L. Linares, who retired on May 16, 2019.[5] Castner was recommended by Senator Robert Menendez.[6] On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[8] she was later renominated the same day.[9] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[10] On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 49–46 vote.[11] On March 31, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 52–47 vote.[12] She received her judicial commission on April 5, 2022.[13] She was sworn into office on April 7, 2022, becoming the youngest female district judge for the District of New Jersey.[14]

Personal life

Castner is married to Democratic lawyer Bill Castner. In 2018, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy named Bill Castner as his senior adviser on firearms.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Georgette Castner Nominated to Serve as a United States District Court Judge in New Jersey". 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Biden proposes Cherry Hill attorney to serve as federal judge".
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ Sammon, Alexander (24 February 2023). "The Curious Case of Cory Booker's Judicial Appointments". Slate.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "PN1353 - Nomination of Georgette Castner for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgette Castner to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey)". United States Senate. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Georgette Castner, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey)". United States Senate. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  13. ^ Georgette Castner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  14. ^ "Georgette Castner sworn in as youngest female U.S. District Court judge in N.J. history". ROI-NJ. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  15. ^ Racioppi, Dustin (May 7, 2018). "Gov. Phil Murphy turns to a seasoned Democrat to lead the fight against gun violence".
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
2022–present 		Incumbent