Susan D. Wigenton

Susan Davis Wigenton (born October 12, 1962)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Susan Davis Wigenton
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Assumed office
June 12, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Winslow Bissell
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
2000 – June 12, 2006
Personal details
Born (1962-10-12) October 12, 1962
Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationNorfolk State University (BA)
College of William & Mary (JD)

Early life and education

Born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, Wigenton grew up with three brothers in a sports-oriented family headed by her pastor father.[2] She graduated from Norfolk State University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 and later from The College of William & Mary Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1987.

Career

Wigenton was a law clerk for Judge Lawrence Lawson of the New Jersey Superior Court from 1987 to 1988 before serving in private practice in the State of New Jersey from 1988 to 2000.

Federal judicial service

Wigenton was a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2000 to 2006. She was nominated to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006, to a seat vacated by Judge John Winslow Bissell, who retired from the bench. Wigenton was confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 2006 by a voice vote. She received her commission on June 12, 2006.[3]

Notable cases

Wigenton presided over the trial of Andrew Auernheimer for alleged cybercrimes. The trial resulted in Auernheimer's conviction on two counts, but on April 11, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the conviction for improper venue under the Sixth Amendment, holding that the online conduct of Auernheimer, a resident of Arkansas, did not have a sufficient nexus to New Jersey, where the trial was held.[4]

Wigenton was the presiding judge for the trial concerning the Fort Lee lane closure scandal known as Bridgegate.[5]

Personal life

Wigenton is married to Kevin Wigenton, an attorney in private practice in Red Bank, New Jersey.

See also

References
  1. United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1 January 2006). "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  2. Susan Wigenton - United States District Judge. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  3. Susan D. Wigenton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. "U.S. court voids man's conviction for hacking celebrities' iPads". Reuters. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  5. SAMPSON, PAUL BERGER and PETER J. "Bridgegate jury seated, trial ready to begin".

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