Harold Arnold Ackerman (February 15, 1928 – December 2, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Harold A. Ackerman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
February 15, 1994 – December 2, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
November 2, 1979 – February 15, 1994
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byGeorge H. Barlow
Succeeded byWilliam H. Walls
Personal details
Born
Harold Arnold Ackerman

(1928-02-15)February 15, 1928
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 2009(2009-12-02) (aged 81)
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers Law School (LLB)

Education and career

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Ackerman was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in nearby Irvington, where he graduated from Irvington High School before earning his undergraduate degree at Seton Hall University.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers Law School in 1951. He engaged in the private practice of law in New Jersey from 1951 to 1954. From 1955 to 1979, he was a judge on various New Jersey courts - on the Compensation Court of the State of New Jersey (1955–1965); the Union County District Court (to 1970); the Union County Court until (to 1973); the Superior Court, Law Division (to 1975); and the Superior Court, Chancery Division, General Equity (to 1979).[3]

Federal judicial service

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On September 28, 1979, Ackerman was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, vacated by Judge George H. Barlow. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1994, serving in that capacity until his death on December 2, 2009, at his home in West Orange, New Jersey.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1984, p. 1004. Accessed April 6, 2022. "Harold A. Ackerman, Springfield... After graduation from Irvington High School, he attended Seton Hall University."
  2. ^ Ryan, Joe. "Harold Ackerman, federal judge in Newark who presided over Lucchese crime family trial, dies at 81", The Star-Ledger, December 3, 2009. Accessed April 6, 2022. "Born in Newark, Ackerman grew up in Irvington. His father ran a furniture store. After graduating from Irvington High School, Ackerman attended Seton Hall University, Rutgers Law School in Newark and served in the U.S. Army."
  3. ^ a b Harold Arnold Ackerman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ Martin, Douglas (9 December 2009). "Harold A. Ackerman, Federal Judge in New Jersey, Dies at 81". The New York Times.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1979–1994
Succeeded by