Joel A. Pisano

Joel A. Pisano
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
February 16, 2000 – February 16, 2015
Nominated by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Maryanne Trump Barry
Succeeded by vacant
Magistrate Judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
1991 – February 16, 2000
Personal details
Born 1949 (age 65–66)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Lafayette College
Seton Hall University School of Law

Joel A. Pisano (born 1949) is a former United States district court judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

Born in Orange, New Jersey, Pisano received a B.A. from Lafayette College in 1971 and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1974.

Career

Pisano was an assistant deputy public defender in the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender from 1974 to 1978. He was in private practice in New Jersey from 1978 to 1991.

Judicial service

Pisano was a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey from 1991 to 2000. On September 22, 1999, Pisano was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by the elevation of Maryanne Trump Barry to the Third Circuit. Pisano was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 2000, and received his commission on February 16, 2000. He retired from active service on February 16, 2015.

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