Jamel Ken Semper
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Born 1981.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Senate vote
- 54 to 44
- Confirmed
- Nov 29, 2023
- Commissioned
- Dec 1, 2023
Education
- B.A., Hampton University, 2003
- J.D., Rutgers School of Law -- Newark, 2007
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Harold Fullilove, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2007-2008
- Assistant prosecutor, Union County, New Jersey, 2008-2013
- Appellate Unit, 2008-2009
- Juvenile Unit, 2009-2010
- Adult Trial Unit, 2010-2013
- Assistant prosecutor, Essex County, New Jersey, 2013-2016
- Trial Unit, 2013-2014
- Carjacking Unit, 2014
- Homicide Task Force, 2014-2016
- Director, Special Prosecutions Unit, Essex County, New Jersey, 2016-2018
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 2018-2023
- Violent Crimes Unit, 2018-2019
- Economic Crimes Unit, 2019
- Chief, Violent Crimes Unit, 2019-2020
- Chief, Organized Crime and Gangs Unit, 2020-2022
- Chief, Newark Violent Crime Initiative, 2021-2023
- Deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2022-2023
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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