Michael Andre Shipp

Judge Michael Andre Shipp

Personal

Birthday:

1965

Birthplace:

Paterson, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. James H. Coleman, Jr., Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995
Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1995-2003
Assistant attorney general, State of New Jersey, 2003-2007
Counsel to the attorney general, State of New Jersey, 2007

Education

Name of School:

Rutgers University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1987

Name of School - Second:

Seton Hall University School of Law (SHU)

The design of Seton Hall Law School's building is open and welcoming, a reflection of the faculty and administration's commitment to students. Students enter the Law School into a monumental black marble plaza. Once inside, a striking five-story, glass-encased atrium warms and illuminates the "urban quad." Offices, classrooms, moot court rooms, and library are inter-connected by balconies overlooking the atrium.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1994

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/26/2012

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2007-2012