Alfred Egidio Modarelli (November 27, 1898 – September 22, 1957) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Union City,

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, Modarelli received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1920, an Artium Magister degree from the same institution in 1922, and a

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from

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in 1922. He was in private practice in Union City from 1922 to 1948. He was a Judge of the Municipal Court of Union City from 1925 to 1934, an assistant prosecutor for

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, New Jersey from 1934 to 1944, and a special assistant corporation counsel for Union City from 1944 to 1948. From 1948 to 1951, he served as

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for the District of New Jersey.

Federal judicial service

On November 29, 1950, Modarelli was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the

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on January 2, 1951, and received his commission the following day, serving thereafter until his death on September 22, 1957.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Modarelli, Alfred Egidio 1898 births 1957 deaths 20th-century American judges Columbia Law School alumni Columbia University alumni United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman