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John Winslow Bissell

John Winslow Bissell

New Jersey District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Born 1940 in Exeter, NH

FJC ID: 178

John Winslow Bissell (born June 7, 1940) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Superior Court of New Jersey
    Judge · 1981–1982
  2. Essex County [New Jersey] District Court
  3. Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey
    1966–1969, 1972–1978
  4. District of New Jersey
    District of New Jersey
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1969–1971
    • ↳chief, Civil Division · 1971
  5. U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    Law clerk , Hon. A. S. Lane · 1965–1966

Appointments

  1. New Jersey District Court
    1982–2005 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. University of Virginia School of Law
  2. Princeton University
    A.B. · 1962