Claire C. Cecchi

Claire Claudia Cecchi (born January 18, 1964) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey.[1] She joined the court as a United States Magistrate Judge in 2006.

Claire Claudia Cecchi
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office June 14, 2011
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office 2006 – June 14, 2011
Personal details
Born	Claire Claudia Chadirjian January 18, 1964 Queens, New York
Education	Barnard College (B.A.) Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education

Cecchi graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 1982, Barnard College of Columbia University in 1986 with her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude and in 1989 from Fordham University School of Law with a Juris Doctor.[2][3]

Legal career

Following law school graduation, Cecchi worked in the Office of Corporation Counsel in New York City where she handled litigation matters. She was an associate at Robinson, St. John & Wayne from 1992 to 1996 and its successor firm, Robinson, Lapidus & Livelli in 1996. From 1997 to 2001, Cecchi was an associate at the firm of Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey was a partner from 2001 to 2004. Between 2005 and 2006, she worked as a Partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP. Cecchi is a Fellow of the American Bar Association, a Director to the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and a Master of the William J. Brennan, Jr./Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inn of Court, 2009.[3]

Federal judicial career

On the recommendation of Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, Cecchi was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Barack Obama on December 1, 2010, to a seat vacated by Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., when he became a federal appeals court judge.[2] On June 14, 2011, the Senate confirmed Cecchi in a 98–0 vote.[4] She received her commission on June 14, 2011.[3]

References

1. "Claire C. Cecchi | District of New Jersey | United States District Court". www.njd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
2. Symons, Michael (December 2, 2010). "Cecchi, Salas nominated as federal judges in New Jersey". APP.com. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
3. "Cecchi, Claire Claudia – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm

External links

• Claire C. Cecchi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Claire Cecchi at Ballotpedia