Philip Sellinger
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
Assumed office
December 16, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byCraig Carpenito
Rachael A. Honig (acting)
Personal details
Born
Philip Rabner Sellinger

1954 (age 69–70)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
New York University (JD)

Philip Rabner Sellinger (born 1954)[1] is an American lawyer serving as the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

Sellinger was born in Boston.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1979.[3]

Career

In 1979 and 1980, Sellinger served as a law clerk for Judge Anne Elise Thompson. From 1981 to 1984, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. From 1984 to 2002, he worked at Sills Cummis & Gross. In 2002, he became a co-managing partner of Greenberg Traurig. Sellinger has been a member of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee for Morris County. Sellinger has also been a political fundraiser for several New Jersey Democratic politicians, including Bob Menendez and Cory Booker.[4][5]

U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey

On October 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced Sellinger as a nominee to be the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey.[6] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On December 7, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate.[8] He was sworn into office on December 16, 2021.[9]

Personal life

Sellinger and his wife, Barbara, reside in Morris Township, New Jersey, in a mansion named Sunnymede.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sellinger is leading candidate for U.S. Attorney, with White House vetting in advanced stages". New Jersey Globe. August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "White House preparing to nominate Sellinger as U.S. Attorney". New Jersey Globe. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Jonathan, Salant (October 27, 2021). "Biden just nominated longtime lawyer, Democratic donor as U.S. attorney for N.J." nj. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Three Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 27, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "PN1301 - Nomination of Philip R. Sellinger for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Philip R. Sellinger Sworn in as 62nd U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey" (Press release). U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Friedman, Matt. "VP Biden backs Sen. Menendez in Morris Township fundraiser", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 20, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed October 31, 2021. "The fundraiser was hosted by Phillip and Barbara Sellinger at their home. Phillip Sellinger is a managing shareholder with the international law firm Greenberg Traurig.... The mansion, named Sunnymede, was the site of a prostitution raid in 1998, which resulted in the arrests of 15 men and four women."

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