Noel Lawrence Hillman (born December 22, 1956) is a

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United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Hillman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Monmouth University in 1981 and a

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from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1985. He entered private practice in New Jersey in 1986, and was a

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for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 1988, thereafter returning to private practice until 1992. He was an

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of the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey from 1992 to 2001, and during this time he received a Master of Laws from the New York University School of Law in 1998. He was a Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey from 2000 to 2001, then served in the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, as principal deputy chief from 2001 to 2002, then as an acting chief from 2002 to 2003, and as chief from 2003 to 2006. In 2020, Hillman graduated from Duke Law School with a Master of Laws in judicial studies.

Federal judicial service

On January 25, 2006, Hillman was nominated by President

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to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by

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. Hillman was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 2006, and received his commission on June 12, 2006. He assumed senior status on April 4, 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillman, Noel Lawrence 1956 births Living people 21st-century American judges Assistant United States Attorneys Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Monmouth University alumni New York University School of Law alumni People from Red Bank, New Jersey Seton Hall University School of Law alumni United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush