--- title: "Freda L. Wolfson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/freda-l-wolfson-3527" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Freda L. Wolfson U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - State: New Jersey - Role: Judge - Service status: former - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. New Jersey, 2002-present - U.S. District Judge (2002–2023): Nominated by President George W. Bush on August 1, 2002, confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and commissioned December 4, 2002 - Retired American federal judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2002 until her retirement in 2023, and was Chief Judge of that court from 2019 to 2023 - Joined the court as a federal judge in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). ### Education - Rutgers School of Law–Newark, where she was magna cum laude and held the role of editor of the Rutgers Law Review — J.D. (1979) - Douglass College, Rutgers University — B.A. (1976) - Rutgers University-New Brunswick — B.A. (1976) - Rutgers University with her bachelor's degree — 1976 ### Additional information - Chief Judge (2019–2023): Assumed the role after the retirement of Judge Jose L. Linares - In 2014, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed her to the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judge System for the Third Circuit. - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986-2002 - U.S. Magistrate Judge (1986–2002): Appointed to an eight-year term in 1986, reappointed in 1994, then served another full term - Private practice, Newark, NJ, 1981-1986 - After law school, Wolfson practiced law in New Jersey from 1979 to 1986 at firms including Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan and Clapp & Eisenberg - Private practice, Roseland, NJ, 1979-1981 - Wolfson was born in Vineland, New Jersey in 1954, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, an experience she has said inspired her legal career. - Date of birth: 1954-01-01 - Wolfson was one of the youngest and few women on the district court at the time of her appointment. - Birth place: Vineland, NJ ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media access and electronic devices Scope: statewide New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions. Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court. [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3527/freda-l-wolfson/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3527/freda-l-wolfson/) - [U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3527/freda-l-wolfson/) - [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3527/freda-l-wolfson/) - [Wolfson, Freda L. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/wolfson-freda-l) - [Freda Wolfson - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Freda_Wolfson) - [Wikidata: Freda L. Wolfson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5496652) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/freda-l-wolfson-3527", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/freda-l-wolfson-3527", "name": "Freda L. Wolfson | KnowJudges", "description": "Freda L. Wolfson, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/freda-l-wolfson-3527#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/freda-l-wolfson-3527#judge", "name": "Freda L. 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