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Alfred Modarelli
Alfred Egidio Modarelli (1898-1957) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Modarelli was nominated by President Harry Truman on November 29, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 1951, and received his commission on January 3rd.[1] He served until his death on September 22, 1957. Modarelli was succeeded in this position by Mendon Morrill.
Early life and education
- Columbia University, A.B., 1920
- Columbia University, A.M., 1922
- Columbia Law School, LL.M., 1922
Professional career
- Private practice, Union City, New Jersey, 1922-1948
- Judge, Municipal Court, Union City, New Jersey, 1925-1934
- Assistant prosecutor, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1934-1944
- Special assistant corporation counsel, Union City, New Jersey, 1944-1948
- U.S. Attorney for the New Jersey, 1948-1951
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of New Jersey
Modarelli was nominated by President Harry Truman on November 29, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 1951, and received his commission on January 3rd. He served until his death on September 22, 1957.[1] Modarelli was succeeded in this position by Mendon Morrill.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
District of New Jersey 1951–1957 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Mendon Morrill
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
