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H. Lee Sarokin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979–1994

H. Lee Sarokin , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Senate voted 63–35 on the nomination on Oct 4, 1994 (Nomination Confirmed). Haddon Lee Sarokin (November 25, 1928 – June 20, 2023) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. After retiring as a judge, he became a blogger, often writing in support of those he saw as wrongly convicted.

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
    103rd Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    63–35 · Oct 4, 1994

Education

  • Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1950
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1953

Career

Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1955-1979; Assistant counsel, Union County, New Jersey, 1959-1965

Biography

Haddon Lee Sarokin (November 25, 1928 – June 20, 2023) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. After retiring as a judge, he became a blogger, often writing in support of those he saw as wrongly convicted.

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