Susan Davis Wigenton

Susan Davis Wigenton
Judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office
2006
Nominated by George W. Bush
Preceded by John W. Bissell
Personal details
Born 1962
Neptune, New Jersey

Susan Davis Wigenton (born 1962) is a District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Contents

Early life and education

Born in Neptune, New Jersey, Wigenton grew up with three brothers in a sports oriented family headed by her Pastor father.[1] She graduated from Norfolk State University with her Bachelor's degree in 1984 and later from The College of William & Mary Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 1987.

Legal career

Wigenton was a law clerk for Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson in the New Jersey Superior Court from 1987 to 1988 before serving in private practice in the State of New Jersey from 1988 to 2000.

Federal Judicial Career

Wigenton was a United States magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2000 to 2006.

Wigenton was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006 to a seat vacated by John Bissell as Bissell assumed senior status. Wigenton was confirmed by the Senate May 26, 2006 on a Senate voice vote and received her commission on June 12, 2006.

Sources

References