H. Lee Sarokin | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office October 5, 1994 – July 31, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
Succeeded by | Maryanne Trump Barry |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office November 2, 1979 – October 5, 1994 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Lawrence Aloysius Whipple |
Succeeded by | Katharine Sweeney Hayden |
Personal details | |
Born | Haddon Lee Sarokin November 25, 1928[1] Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | June 20, 2023 La Jolla, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Education | Dartmouth College (AB) Harvard University (LLB) |
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.