David Gershon Trager (December 23, 1937 – January 5, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
David Gershon Trager | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office March 1, 2006 – January 5, 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office November 24, 1993 – March 1, 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Succeeded by | Roslynn R. Mauskopf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Gershon Trager December 23, 1937 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 2011 (aged 73) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Education
editBorn in Mount Vernon, New York, Trager received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1959 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1962.[1] He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1963 to 1967, acting as assistant corporation counsel to New York City in 1967. He was a law clerk to Kenneth B. Keating of the New York State Court of Appeals from 1968 to 1969, and to Stanley H. Fuld, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1969.
Career
editTrager became an assistant United States attorney of Eastern District of New York from 1970 to 1972. He was an associate professor of law at Brooklyn Law School from 1972 to 1974. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 1978.
He returned to Brooklyn Law School as a professor of law from 1978 to 1993, serving as dean of that institution from 1983 to 1993.[2] He chaired a temporary state commission on investigations in New York State from 1983 to 1990, and was a member of the New York City Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary from 1981 to 1989.
Federal judicial service
editOn August 6, 1993, Trager was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Trager assumed senior status on March 1, 2006.
Recusal
editIn 1994, Trager was recused from working on the Crown Heights riot, due to potential bias as well as impartiality.[3]
Death
editTrager died, in his home in Brooklyn, of pancreatic cancer on January 5, 2011, aged 73.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Obituaries | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Brooklyn Law School Recognizes Half Century Of Leadership In Legal Education With Philanthropic Initiatives". College Planning & Management. December 31, 2018.
- ^ Freedman, Monroe H.; Smith, Abbe (2010-11-05). Understanding Lawyers' Ethics. LexisNexis. ISBN 9781422486351.
- ^ "David G. Trager, Federal Judge, Dies at 73". The New York Times. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Feldman, Daniel L. (2015-10-13). Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506308562.
Sources
edit- David G. Trager at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.