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Jamel Ken Semper
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 2023
Jamel Ken Semper, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Senate voted 54–44 on the nomination on Nov 29, 2023 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
118th Congress · Nomination Confirmed54–44 · Nov 29, 2023
Education
- Hampton UniversityB.A., 2003
- Rutgers School of Law -- NewarkJ.D., 2007
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Harold Fullilove, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2007-2008; Assistant prosecutor, Union County, New Jersey, 2008-2013; Appellate Unit, 2008-2009; Juvenile Unit, 2009-2010; Adult Trial Unit, 2010-2013; Assistant prosecutor, Essex County, New Jersey, 2013-2016; Trial Unit, 2013-2014; Carjacking Unit, 2014; Homicide Task Force, 2014-2016; Director, Special Prosecutions Unit, Essex County, New Jersey, 2016-2018; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2018-2023; Violent Crimes Unit, 2018-2019; Economic Crimes Unit, 2019; Chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2019-2020; Chief, Organized Crime and Gangs Unit, 2020-2022; Chief, Newark Violent Crime Initiative, 2021-2023; Deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2022-2023
Biography
Jamel Ken Semper (born 1981) is an American lawyer from New Jersey who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2023. He previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey from 2018 to 2023.
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