John Joseph Kitchen
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John Joseph Kitchen was a United States federal judge
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Born in Camden, New Jersey
, Kitchen received an A.B.
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1933 and an LL.B. from South Jersey Law School (now Rutgers University School of Law) in 1937. He was a Clerk, Registrar of Deeds for Camden County, New Jersey from 1938 to 1939. He was in private practice in Woodbury, New Jersey
from 1939 to 1942. He was a Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1946. He was a Deputy state attorney general of New Jersey from 1946 to 1953. He was in private practice in Woodbury, New Jersey
from 1946 to 1962. He was a Township solicitor, Logan Township, New Jersey from 1947 to 1961. He was a Township solicitor, Mantua Township, New Jersey from 1960 to 1962. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of West Deptford, New Jersey from 1955 to 1959. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of Westville, New Jersey from 1957 to 1959. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Gloucester County, New Jersey from 1962 to 1970.
Kitchen was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
. Kitchen was nominated by President Richard Nixon
on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. Kitchen served in that capacity until September 21, 1973, due to his death.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
, Kitchen received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1933 and an LL.B. from South Jersey Law School (now Rutgers University School of Law) in 1937. He was a Clerk, Registrar of Deeds for Camden County, New Jersey from 1938 to 1939. He was in private practice in Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, 10,307 residents were counted. Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester County....
from 1939 to 1942. He was a Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1946. He was a Deputy state attorney general of New Jersey from 1946 to 1953. He was in private practice in Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, 10,307 residents were counted. Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester County....
from 1946 to 1962. He was a Township solicitor, Logan Township, New Jersey from 1947 to 1961. He was a Township solicitor, Mantua Township, New Jersey from 1960 to 1962. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of West Deptford, New Jersey from 1955 to 1959. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of Westville, New Jersey from 1957 to 1959. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Gloucester County, New Jersey from 1962 to 1970.
Kitchen was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of New Jersey....
. Kitchen was nominated by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. Kitchen served in that capacity until September 21, 1973, due to his death.