William Bassler
| William Bassler | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 9/16/1991 - 3/6/2005 |
| Preceded by: | Stanley Brotman |
| Succeeded by: | Noel Hillman |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1938 |
| Bachelors: | Fordham University (1960) |
| Law School: | Georgetown University Law Center (1963), New York University School of Law (1969) |
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William G. Bassler (1938-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a New Jersey Superior Court judge.
Bassler was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President George H.W. Bush on June 14, 1991, to a seat vacated by Stanley Brotman; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission four days later. He assumed senior status on March 6, 2005, and retired on August 31, 2006.[1] Bassler was succeeded in this position by Noel Hillman.
Early life and education
- Fordham University, B.A., 1960
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1963
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1969
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Mark Sullivan, Appellate Division, New Jersey Superior Court, 1963-1964
- Private practice, New Jersey, 1964-1988
- Judge, Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, 1988-1991
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
Bassler was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President George H.W. Bush on June 14, 1991, to a seat vacated by Stanley Brotman; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission four days later. He assumed senior status on March 6, 2005, and retired on August 31, 2006.[1] Bassler was succeeded in this position by Noel Hillman.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Bassler's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Stanley Brotman |
District of New Jersey 1991–2005 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Noel Hillman |
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
