Garrett Brown, Jr.
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Garrett E. Brown, Jr. (b. 1943) is an American judge and attorney who has served as the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2005.
Brown, received a B.A. from Lafayette College in 1965, and graduated from the Duke University School of Law in 1968 with a J.D. After Law School the Judge clerked for the Hon. Vincent S. Haneman of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1968 to 1969.
After clerking, Chief Judge Brown became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in New Jersey (1969-1973) before leaving public life to work in private practice. He left private practice in 1981 to be Chief Counsel for the U.S. Government Printing Office until 1983 when he became the Chief Counsel for the U.S. Maritime Administration for two years. In his last job before his judgeship Brown served as the Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator in the U.S. Maritime Administration from 1985 to 1986.
On October 23, 1985 President Ronald Reagan nominated Brown to serve on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Judge Brown was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985.
