Nicholas H. Politan
{{Short description|American judge}}
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
| term_start = November 9, 1987
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Nicholas H. Politan (November 13, 1935 – February 20, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education and career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Politan attended Newark Arts High School.[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2000-pt2/html/CRECB-2000-pt2-Pg2884-2.htm "Tribute To Judge Nicholas H. Politan by Hon. Bill Pascrell, Jr."], Congressional Record, p. 2884, Volume 146 (2000), Part 2, March 15, 2000. Accessed April 16, 2021. "Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention the deeds of an important member of my district, Nicholas Politan of West Orange, New Jersey.... Judge Politan, a life-long resident of Essex County, is a graduate of Arts High School and Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey." He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Rutgers University–Newark in 1957 and a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1960. He was a law clerk for Judge Gerald McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1960 to 1961. He was in private practice in Lyndhurst, New Jersey from 1961 to 1964, then in Jersey City, New Jersey until 1972, and then in Lyndhurst until 1987. He was a director and chairman of the executive committee of the County Trust Company in Lyndhurst from 1980 to 1987.{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/politan-nicholas-h.|title=Politan, Nicholas H. - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}
Federal judicial service
On August 7, 1987, Politan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Herbert Jay Stern. Politan was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. Politan served in that capacity until his retirement on January 4, 2002.
Death
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- {{FJC Bio|1901|nid=1386406|name=Nicholas H. Politan}}
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Category:Newark Arts High School alumni
Category:Lawyers from Newark, New Jersey
Category:People from West Orange, New Jersey
Category:Rutgers School of Law–Newark alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan