Philip R. Sellinger

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Philip Sellinger
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United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office
December 16, 2021 – January 8, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byCraig Carpenito
Rachael A. Honig (acting)
Succeeded byVikas Khanna (acting)
John Giordano (interim)
Alina Habba (interim)
Personal details
BornPhilip Rabner Sellinger
1954 (age 71–72)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
New York University (JD)

Philip Rabner Sellinger (born 1954)[1] is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2021 to 2025.

Early life and education

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Sellinger was born in Boston.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1979.[3]

Career

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In 1979 and 1980, Sellinger served as a law clerk for Judge Anne Elise Thompson. From 1981 to 1984, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. From 1984 to 2002, he worked at Sills Cummis & Gross. In 2002, he became a co-managing partner of Greenberg Traurig. Sellinger has been a member of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee for Morris County. Sellinger has also been a political fundraiser for several New Jersey Democratic politicians, including Bob Menendez and Cory Booker.[4][5]

U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey

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On October 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced Sellinger as a nominee to be the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey.[6] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On December 7, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate.[8] He was sworn into office on December 16, 2021.[9] He announced his resignation from office on December 23, 2024, effective January 8, 2025.[10]

Personal life

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Sellinger and his wife, Barbara, reside in Morris Township, New Jersey, in a mansion named Sunnymede.[11]

References

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  11. ^ Friedman, Matt. "VP Biden backs Sen. Menendez in Morris Township fundraiser", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 20, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed October 31, 2021. "The fundraiser was hosted by Phillip and Barbara Sellinger at their home. Phillip Sellinger is a managing shareholder with the international law firm Greenberg Traurig.... The mansion, named Sunnymede, was the site of a prostitution raid in 1998, which resulted in the arrests of 15 men and four women."
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