John Francis Gerry

Personal

Birthday: 
11/17/1925
Birthplace: 
Camden, NJ
Date of Death: 
3/10/1995
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army Air Forces, 1944-1946
Private practice, Camden, New Jersey, 1953-1972
Judge, Camden County [New Jersey] Court, 1972-1973
Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1973-1975

Education

Name of School: 
Princeton University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1950
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1953

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name: 

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating: 
Gerald Ford
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/20/1974
Retirement from Active Service: 
10/1/1994
Termination Date: 
3/10/1995
Termination Reason: 
Death