United States District Court for the District of New Jersey


The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is a federal court in the Third Circuit.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established New Jersey as a single District on September 24, 1789. On February 13, 1801 the Judiciary Act of 1801 reorganized the federal court system, resulting in the state being divided into Eastern and Western districts. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was repealed on March 8, 1802 and New Jersey was re-established as a single district court.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. Craig Carpenito is the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. On January 5, 2018, Carpenito was appointed U.S. Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546 by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On April 27, 2018, the judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey unanimously appointed Carpenito U.S. Attorney pursuant to its statutory powers.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey holds court at Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse in Camden, at Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse in Newark, and Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse in Trenton.

Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatPrior Judge's Duty StationSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
7NewarkWilliam J. MartiniSenior StatusFebruary 10, 2015
13NewarkFaith S. HochbergRetirementMarch 6, 2015
18CamdenJerome B. SimandleSenior StatusMay 31, 2017
11TrentonPeter G. SheridanSenior StatusJune 14, 2018
17CamdenRobert B. KuglerSenior StatusNovember 2, 2018
10NewarkJose L. LinaresRetirementMay 16, 2019

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

List of U.S. Attorneys