Faith Shapiro Hochberg (/ˈhɒtʃbɜːrɡ/; born March 5, 1950)[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Faith S. Hochberg | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office November 15, 1999 – March 6, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Joseph H. Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Padin |
| United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael Chertoff |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Cleary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Faith Shapiro March 5, 1950 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mark Hochberg |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Website | www |
Education
editHochberg was born in East Orange, New Jersey. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University in 1972. She received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1975. She was a law clerk to Spottswood William Robinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1975 to 1976.
Career
editHochberg was a special assistant to the Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in 1976. She was in private practice in Newark from 1977 to 1983. She was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1983 to 1987. From 1987 to 1990 she was in private practice with Cole, Schotz, Bernstein, Meisel and Forman in Hackensack. She was a senior deputy chief counsel for the Office of Thrift Supervision in the United States Department of the Treasury from 1990 to 1993, and was a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement in the Department of Treasury from 1993 to 1994.
Faith was the first woman to be appointed to the US attorney of New Jersey. She was assigned to several high-profile cases including the Unabomer case until Robert Cleary assumed her role in 1999.[2]
Federal judicial service
editIn 1994, Hochberg was named United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, serving until 1999. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on April 22, 1999, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Joseph H. Rodriguez. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received her commission on November 15, 1999. She retired from active service on March 6, 2015.
Post judicial service
editShe currently[when?] offers mediation and arbitration services through her company Hochberg ADR.[citation needed]
Personal life
editHochberg and her husband Mark, a heart surgeon, have two adult children, Alyssa and Asher.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, June 13, July 13, July 29, September 14, October 7, October 26, and November 10, 1999. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 1370.
- ^ "Office History". 18 March 2015.
External links
edit- Faith S. Hochberg at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.