Dennis M. Cavanaugh

Personal

Birthday: 
1947
Birthplace: 
Orange, NJ
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Francis W. Hayden, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1972-1973
Assistant deputy public defender, New Jersey, 1973-1977
Private practice, New Jersey, 1977-1992
Borough prosecutor, Caldwell, New Jersey, 1988-1989

Education

Name of School: 
Morehead State University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1969
Name of School - Second: 

Seton Hall University School of Law (SHU)

The design of Seton Hall Law School's building is open and welcoming, a reflection of the faculty and administration's commitment to students. Students enter the Law School into a monumental black marble plaza. Once inside, a striking five-story, glass-encased atrium warms and illuminates the "urban quad." Offices, classrooms, moot court rooms, and library are inter-connected by balconies overlooking the atrium.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1972

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name: 

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
9/20/2000
Termination Date: 
1/31/2014
Termination Reason: 
Retirement
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1993-2000