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Katharine Sweeney Hayden

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 1997

Katharine Sweeney Hayden , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on Sep 25, 1997 (Nomination Confirmed). Katharine M. Sweeney Hayden (née Jackson; born May 30, 1942) is an American attorney and jurist serving as Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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  • United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
    105th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    97–0 · Sep 25, 1997

Education

  • Marymount Manhattan CollegeB.A., 1963
  • Seton Hall UniversityM.A., 1971
  • Seton Hall University School of LawJ.D., 1975

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

Biography

Katharine M. Sweeney Hayden (née Jackson; born May 30, 1942) is an American attorney and jurist serving as Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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