Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p David Gershon Trager (December 23, 1937 – January 5, 2011) was a United States federal judge.Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Trager received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1959 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1962. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1963 to 1967, acting as assistant corporation counsel to New York City in 1967. He was a law clerk to Kenneth B. Keating of the New York State Court of Appeals from 1968 to 1969, and to Stanley H. Fuld, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1969. Trager became an assistant U.S. Attorney of Eastern District of New York from 1970 to 1972. He was an associate professor of law at Brooklyn Law School from 1972 to 1974. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 1978. He returned to Brooklyn Law School as a professor of law from 1978 to 1993, serving as Dean of that institution from 1983 to 1993. He chaired a Temporary State Commission on Investigations, New York State from 1983 to 1990, and was a member of the New York City Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary from 1981 to 1989. On August 6, 1993, Trager was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 104 Stat. 5089; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Trager assumed senior status on March 1, 2006.. }
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- David_G._Trager abstract "David Gershon Trager (December 23, 1937 – January 5, 2011) was a United States federal judge.Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Trager received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1959 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1962. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1963 to 1967, acting as assistant corporation counsel to New York City in 1967. He was a law clerk to Kenneth B. Keating of the New York State Court of Appeals from 1968 to 1969, and to Stanley H. Fuld, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1969. Trager became an assistant U.S. Attorney of Eastern District of New York from 1970 to 1972. He was an associate professor of law at Brooklyn Law School from 1972 to 1974. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 1978. He returned to Brooklyn Law School as a professor of law from 1978 to 1993, serving as Dean of that institution from 1983 to 1993. He chaired a Temporary State Commission on Investigations, New York State from 1983 to 1990, and was a member of the New York City Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary from 1981 to 1989. On August 6, 1993, Trager was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 104 Stat. 5089; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993. Trager assumed senior status on March 1, 2006.".