Magistrate Judge J. Brendan Day was appointed to the District of New Jersey effective April 3, 2023.
Judge Day earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Dartmouth College and his law degree from Seton Hall Law School. After a clerkship, he practiced as a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP for four years before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in 2014. He served as attorney-in-charge of the Trenton Branch Office and as deputy chief of the Criminal Division in Newark before his judicial appointment.
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2008
- Dartmouth College, B.A. (Economics), 2005
Career
- Law clerk (clerkship upon graduation)
- Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 2010–2014
- Assistant U.S. Attorney (including Attorney-in-Charge, Trenton Branch Office; Deputy Chief, Criminal Division), District of New Jersey, 2014–2023
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of New Jersey, 2023–present