Georgette Castner

Georgette Castner
Georgette Castner
Personal details
Born	1979 (age 41–42); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	The College of New Jersey (BS); Rutgers University (JD)

Georgette Castner (born 1979)[1] 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.[2]

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. She has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges.[2]

Castner also worked pro bono at the New Jersey Children's Advocacy Project.[3]

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.[2] President Biden nominated Castner to the seat vacated by Judge Jose L. Linares, retired on May 16, 2019.[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
"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.
https://www.mmwr.com/attorney/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.

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[Questionnaire-1] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[WHBio-2] "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.

[3] ttps://www.mmwr.com/attorney/georgette-castner/

[November3-4] "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.