Nicholas H. Politan

Nicholas H. Politan
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office November 9, 1987 – January 4, 2002
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Herbert Jay Stern
Succeeded by	Freda L. Wolfson
Personal details
Born	Nicholas H. Politan (1935-11-13)November 13, 1935 Newark, New Jersey
Died	February 20, 2012(2012-02-20) (aged 76) Atlantis, Florida
Education	Rutgers University (A.B.) Rutgers School of Law – Newark (LL.B.)

Nicholas H. Politan (November 13, 1935 – February 20, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Politan attended Newark Arts High School. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Rutgers University–Newark in 1957 and a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1960. He was a law clerk for Judge Gerald McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in Lyndhurst, New Jersey from 1961 to 1964, then in Jersey City, New Jersey until 1972, and then in Lyndhurst until 1987. He was a director and chairman of the executive committee of the County Trust Company in Lyndhurst from 1980 to 1987.

Federal judicial service

On August 7, 1987, Politan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Herbert Jay Stern. Politan was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. Politan served in that capacity until his retirement on January 4, 2002.

Death

A longtime resident of West Orange, New Jersey, Politan died on February 20, 2012, in Atlantis, Florida.

Sources

• Nicholas H. Politan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.