Stephen Murray Orlofsky

Personal

Birthday: 
1944
Birthplace: 
Bronx, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1966-1970
Law clerk, Hon. Mitchell Cohen, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1974-1976
Private practice, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1980-1995

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, May 25, 2000; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
City College of New York
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1965
Name of School - Second: 

Rutgers School of Law - Camden

The School of Law-Camden is a leading center of legal education. Its faculty is internationally recognized in a number of fields including constitutional, criminal, health, and corporate law. Its alumni are leading members of the bar in public and private practice settings throughout the nation. The school is well represented among the state and federal judiciary.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1974

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name: 

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
12/26/1995
Termination Date: 
8/31/2003
Termination Reason: 
Resignation
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1976-1980