David G. Trager

Biography of David G. Trager

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Trager
• First Name: David
• Middle Name: G.
• Date of Birth: December , 23 , 1937
• Place of Birth (POB): Mount Vernon , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: January , 5 , 2011
• Place of Death (POD): Brooklyn , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

David G. Trager Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William J. Clinton ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/06/1993
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 104 Stat. 5089
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/06/1993
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 11/18/1993
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/20/1993
• Commission Date: 11/24/1993
• Retirement from Active Service: 03/01/2006
• Date of Termination: 01/05/2011
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

David G. Trager in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1959

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1962

David G. Trager Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New York City, 1963-1967
• Assistant corporation counsel, New York City, 1967
• Law clerk, Hon. Kenneth B. Keating, New York State Court of Appeals, 1968-1969
• Law clerk, Hon. Stanley H. Fuld, New York State Court of Appeals, 1969
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1970-1972
• Faculty, Brooklyn Law School, 1972-1974, 1978-1993; associate professor of law, 1972-1974; professor of law, 1978-1993; dean, 1983-1993
• U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1974-1978
• Chairman, New York State Temporary Commission on Investigations, 1983-1990
• Member, Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, New York City, 1981-1989
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, November 27, 1991; no Senate vote

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