John Winslow Bissell

Judge John Winslow Bissell

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

Exeter, NH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. A. S. Lane, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1965-1966
Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1966-1969, 1972-1978
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1969-1971; chief, Civil Division, 1971
Judge, Essex County [New Jersey] District Court, 1978-1981
Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1981-1982

Education

Name of School:

Princeton University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1962

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1965

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/10/1982

Termination Date:

9/1/2005

Termination Reason:

Retirement