Harold A. Ackerman

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 by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	George H. Barlow
Succeeded by	William H. Walls
Personal details
Born	Harold Arnold Ackerman (1928-02-15)February 15, 1928 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2009(2009-12-02) (aged 81) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Rutgers Law School (LLB)

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.

Education and career

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

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

• List of Jewish American jurists

References

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. 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.

Sources

• Harold Arnold Ackerman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• An oral history interview of Judge Ackerman was conducted by the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey on December 26, 2007.
• "Hon. Harold A Ackerman -- Videos". 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.

Legal offices
Preceded by George H. Barlow	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1979–1994	Succeeded by William H. Walls