Jerome B. Friedman

Jerome B. Friedman (born 1943) is a United States federal judge. He assumed senior status on November 30, 2010.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Friedman received a B.S. from Old Dominion College (now Old Dominion University) in 1965, and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1969. He was a Trust administrator, First Union National Bank from 1969 to 1970. He was a Private practice from 1970 to 1985. He was a judge on the District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations from 1985 to 1991. He was a judge on the Virginia Beach Circuit Court from 1991 to 1997. He was a Chief judge from 1994 to 1997.

Friedman was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Friedman was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 26, 1997, to a seat vacated by Robert G. Doumar. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 7, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997.

Sources

• Jerome B. Friedman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.