Robert B. Kugler
Robert Byron Kugler (born October 10, 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and also serving as a Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Robert Byron Kugler | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2018 | |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| Assumed office May 19, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Martin Leach-Cross Feldman |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office December 4, 2002 – November 2, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Irenas |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Byron Kugler October 10, 1950 Camden, New Jersey |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) Rutgers School of Law–Camden (JD) |
Education and career
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Kugler received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law–Camden in Camden in 1978. He was a law clerk for Judge John F. Gerry of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1978 to 1979. He was an Assistant Prosecutor, Camden County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey from 1979 to 1981. He was a Deputy attorney general of Division of Criminal Justice, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety from 1981 to 1982. He was in private practice in New Jersey from 1982 to 1992.
District court service
Kugler was a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1992 to 2002. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on August 1, 2002, to a seat on the District Court vacated by Joseph E. Irenas. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on December 4, 2002. On May 19, 2017 he was appointed to be a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by John Roberts.[1] He assumed senior status on November 2, 2018.
Family
Kugler is the son of George F. Kugler, Jr., who served as New Jersey Attorney General from 1970 to 1974. His brother Pete Kugler played ten seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers.[2]
References
- Posses, Shayna (May 19, 2017). "New Jersey Federal Judge Named To Surveillance Court". Law360. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- "George Kugler Jr., former N.J. attorney general". Newsday. 2004-08-05. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
Kugler is survived by his wife; two sisters; a stepbrother; and four sons. One son, Peter D. Kugler, of Littleton, Colo., played professional football for several years, including in three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. Another son, Robert Kugler, is a federal judge who was confirmed by the Senate in 2002.
Sources
- Robert B. Kugler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph E. Irenas |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2002–2018 |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Martin Leach-Cross Feldman |
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2017–present |
Incumbent |