Claire Claudia Cecchi

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American judge (born 1964)

Claire Claudia Cecchi (née Chadirjian; born January 18, 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey . She joined the court as a United States magistrate judge in 2006.

Early life and education

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Born in Queens , Cecchi graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1982. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law in 1989.

Career

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Following graduation from law school, Cecchi worked in the New York City Law Department , where she handled litigation matters. She was an associate at Robinson, St. John & Wayne from 1992 to 1996 and its successor firm, Robinson, Lapidus & Livelli in 1996. From 1997 to 2001, Cecchi was an associate at the firm of Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey and a partner from 2001 to 2004. Between 2005 and 2006, she worked as a partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP. Cecchi is a fellow of the American Bar Association , a director to the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and a master of the William J. Brennan, Jr./Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inn of Court.

Federal judicial service

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On the recommendation of Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez , Cecchi was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Barack Obama on December 1, 2010, to a seat vacated by Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. , who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on February 24, 2010. On June 14, 2011, the United States Senate confirmed Cecchi by a 98–0 vote. She received her commission on the same day.

Personal life

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Cecchi met her husband, James Cecchi, in law school. James is a partner at Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Brody & Agnello in Roseland, New Jersey .

References

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↑ "Claire C. Cecchi | District of New Jersey | United States District Court" . www.njd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

 Symons, Michael (December 2, 2010). ["Cecchi, Salas nominated as federal judges in New Jersey"](http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2010/12/02/cecchi-salas-nominated-as-federal-judges-in-new-jersey/)
. _APP.com_. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

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