Peter G. Sheridan

Judge Peter G. Sheridan

Personal

Birthday:

1950

Birthplace:

Cambridge, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. James J. Petrella, Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, 1977-1978
Attorney, Office of the New Jersey Solicitor, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1978-1981
Private practice, New Jersey, 1981-1984, 1990-2006
Vice president and general counsel, Atlantic City Casino Association, 1984-1987
Director of authorities unit, Office of Gov. Thomas Kean, New Jersey, 1987-1990
Executive director, New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1993-1994

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, November 5, 2003; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

St. Peter`s College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1972

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:

1977

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/12/2006