Georgette Castner
Georgette Castner | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Georgette J. Fries[1] 1979 (age 44–45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | The College of New Jersey (BS) Rutgers University (JD) |
Georgette Castner (born 1979)[2] is an American lawyer from New Jersey who is a nominee to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education
Castner received her Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from The College of New Jersey in 2002 and her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Rutgers Law School in 2006.[3]
Legal career
Castner served as a law clerk for Judge Joseph F. Lisa on the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, from 2006 to 2007. She is a partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She joined the firm in 2007 as an associate before becoming a partner in 2015. Castner is also a co-chair in the firm’s Cannabis Law Practice Group.[4] She has liaised with the New Jersey legislature on cannabis laws and regulations.[5] In this role, Castner advises industry participants, as well as regulators on the changing legal landscape on cannabis.[6]
She has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges.[3] Castner also worked pro bono at the New Jersey Children's Advocacy Project.[7]
Nomination to district court
On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Castner to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.[3] President Biden nominated Castner to the seat vacated by Judge Jose L. Linares, retired on May 16, 2019.[8] On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[10] she was later renominated the same day.[11] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[12] Her nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.
References
- ^ "Georgette Castner Nominated to Serve as a United States District Court Judge in New Jersey".
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Biden proposes Cherry Hill attorney to serve as federal judge".
- ^ "Cannabis Law".
- ^ http://39lm5827fzpu40ze7s2y2ses-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/5055922_1.pdf
- ^ "Georgette Castner".
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2021.
- ^ "PN1353 - Nomination of Georgette Castner for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 3, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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