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Anne Elise Thompson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 1979
Anne Elise Thompson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Anne Elise Thompson (née Jenkins; born July 8, 1934) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She was the first female and first African American federal judge in New Jersey.
Education
- Howard UniversityB.A., 1955
- Temple UniversityM.A., 1957
- Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1964
Career
Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Chicago, Illinois, 1964-1965; Grant writer, United Progress, Incorporated, 1966-1967; Assistant deputy public defender for Mercer-Somerset-Hunterdon region, Trenton, New Jersey, 1967-1970; Municipal prosecutor, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1970-1972; Judge, Trenton [New Jersey] Municipal Court, 1972-1975; Prosecutor, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1975-1979
Biography
Anne Elise Thompson (née Jenkins; born July 8, 1934) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She was the first female and first African American federal judge in New Jersey.
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