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Michael Shipp's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Clarkson S. Fisher Building and United States Courthouse
402 East State Street, Courtroom 5W
Trenton, NJ 08608

Full Name:

Michael Andre Shipp

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1965

Birth Place:

Paterson, NJ

Home City:

Monmouth Junction, NJ

JD, School of Law, Seton Hall University, 1994

BS, Rutgers University, 1987

No political experience information on file.

Judge Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee, United States District Court, District of New Jersey

Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 2012-present

Adjunct Professor, Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies, School of Law, Seton Hall University, 2001-present

Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 2007-2012

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, January 23, 2012

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, July 23, 2012

Assistant Attorney General in-charge of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, 2003-2007

Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, 2007

Litigation Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Florn, Limited Liability Partnership, 1995-2003

Law Clerk, Honorable James H. Coleman, Jr., Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995

Law Clerk, Stryker, Tams & Dill, 1993-1994

Supervisor, Graduate Teaching Assistants, Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies, School of Law, Senton Hall University, 1993

Law Clerk, Sellar Richardson, 1992-1993

Summer Associate, Stryker, Tams & Dill, 1993

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies, School of Law, Senton Hall University, 1992

Assistant Area Manager, Sprint-United Telephone Systems, 1990-1991

Customer Service Center Supervisor, Sprint-United Telephone Systems, 1988-1990

Management Trainee, Sprint-United Telephone Systems, 1987-1988

President, Mu Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, 2011-present

Member, Mu Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, 2009-present

Advisor, District Court Historical Society, 2007-present

Member, Just the Beginning Foundation, 2007-present

Member, District Court Historical Society, 2005-present

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association, present

Member, Association of the Federal Bar, District of New Jersey, present

Member, Federal Magistrate Judges Association, present

Member, Garden State Bar Association, present

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, present

Member, Judicial Council, Garden State Bar Association, 2011

Vice President, Mu Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, 2009-2011

Member, Board of Directors, Sphinx Scholarship Fund, 1998-2007

Member, Editorial Board of Directors, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, 2006-2007

Faculty, New Jersey Attorney General Advocacy Institute, 2003-2007

Director, Board of Directors, District Court Historical Society, 2005-2006

Member, Alumni Council, School of Law, Seton Hall University, 1999-2004

President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, 1997-1999

Vice President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, 1993-1995

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