Frederick Bernard Lacey
| Frederick Bernard Lacey | |
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| Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office January 26, 1971 – February 3, 1986 |
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| Succeeded by | Alfred James Lechner, Jr. |
| Judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office 1979–1985 |
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| U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1969–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Horowitz (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Herbert J. Stern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1920 Newark, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Cornell Law School |
Frederick Bernard Lacey (born September 8, 1920) is a former United States federal judge who also served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Biography
Lacey was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1920 to Frederick Robert and Mary Agnes (Armstrong) Lacey.[1] His father served as police chief for Newark.[2] He received an A.B. from Rutgers University in 1941, and an LL.B. from Cornell Law School in 1948. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander from 1942 to 1946. He married Mary C. Stoneham on May 20, 1944.[1]
Lacey was in private practice in New York City from 1948 to 1951; in Newark from 1951 to 1952; and again in New York City from 1952 to 1953. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of New Jersey from 1953 to 1955. In 1954 he led the case that sent the mobster Albert Anastasia to prison for income tax evasion.[2] He returned to private practice in Newark from 1955 to 1969.
In 1969 Lacey was appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey by President Richard Nixon. He served until 1971, leading a series of corruption prosecutions against high-profile figures in politics and organized crime, including against Newark Mayor Hugh Joseph Addonizio.[2]
On October 7, 1970 Lacey was nominated by President Nixon to a new judgeship on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970 and received his commission on January 26, 1971. He served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1979 to 1985.[2] Lacey's service was terminated on February 3, 1986 due to retirement.
After retiring from the bench Lacey worked for the firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby and MacRae. He was appointed a special judicial master overseeing the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In 1992 he was appointed by United States Attorney General William Barr to investigate whether the Government mishandled a fraud case involving Banca Nazionale del Lavoro.[2]
In 2006 he was appointed to be a federal monitor in an investigation of Bristol-Myers Squibb, centering on the distribution of the drug Plavix. The company complied with Lacey's recommendation to remove then CEO Peter R. Dolan.[3]
References
- Frederick Bernard Lacey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey 1969 – 1971 |
Succeeded by Herbert J. Stern |
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New seat
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Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey 1971 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Alfred James Lechner, Jr. |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1920 births
- Living people
- People from Newark, New Jersey
- Rutgers University alumni
- Cornell Law School alumni
- American military personnel of World War II
- United States Attorneys for the District of New Jersey
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
- United States Navy officers
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
