Peter G. Sheridan (born April 21, 1950) is a senior

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Sheridan received a

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degree from St. Peter's College (now

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) in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from

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in 1977. He was a law clerk for Judge James J. Petrella of the Superior Court of New Jersey, County of Bergen from 1977 to 1978. He was an Attorney for the Office of New Jersey Solicitor, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey from 1978 to 1981. He was in private practice in

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, from 1981 to 1984 and from 1990 to 2006. He was a vice president and general counsel for the Atlantic City Casino Association from 1984 to 1987. He was a director of authorities unit for the Office of Governor Thomas Kean from 1987 to 1990. He was an executive director for the New Jersey Republican State Committee from 1993 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

Sheridan is a United States District Judge of the

. Sheridan was nominated by President

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on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by Stephen Orlofsky. He was confirmed by the

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on June 8, 2006, and received his commission on June 12, 2006. He assumed

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on June 14, 2018.

Notable cases

*Oshinsky v. New York Football Giants, 2009 WL 4120237 (D.N.J. 2009), denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s breach of contract claims, but granted summary judgment as to all other claims. Plaintiff, a New York Giants season ticketholder, sued the team because it required season ticketholders, who wished to continue to purchase season tickets in the New

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, to purchase a personal seat license (PSL), which costs up to $20,000 a seat, on top of the cost of the season tickets themselve
"N.Y. Giants, Jets Must Defend Suit Over Stadium Seat Licenses", Bloomberg.com, November 21, 2009, last accessed January 8, 2010.
*American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Wells, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2009 WL 3417589 (D.N.J. 2009), granted preliminary injunction allowing media to conduct exit polling within a hundred feet of polling places, after the

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had upheld a policy by the New Jersey Attorney General prohibiting the practice.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Peter G. 1950 births Living people 21st-century American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Lawyers from Cambridge, Massachusetts Saint Peter's University alumni Seton Hall University School of Law alumni United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush