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| name = Dennis Michael Cavanaugh
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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]
| term_start = September 20, 2000
| term_end = January 31, 2014
| appointer = [[List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]
| predecessor = [[Alfred M. Wolin]]
| successor = [[Madeline Cox Arleo]]
| office1 = Magistrate Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]
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| birth_name = Dennis Michael Cavanaugh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|01|28}}
| birth_place = [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], [[New Jersey]]
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'''Dennis Michael Cavanaugh''' (born January 28, 1947) is a retired [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]].
==Early life and education==
Cavanaugh was born on January 28, 1947, in [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], [[New Jersey]]. He was raised as an Irish Catholic.<ref name=fjc>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/cavanaugh-dennis-m.|title=Cavanaugh, Dennis M. - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> Cavanaugh was educated at [[Morehead State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts]], 1969) and [[Seton Hall University School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor]], 1972).<ref name=fjc /> Cavanaugh teaches at Seton Hall as a member of the law school's adjunct faculty.<ref name=fjc />
==Career==
Cavanaugh began his legal career as a [[law clerk]] to Judge Francis W. Hayden in the [[New Jersey Superior Court]] (1972–73).<ref name=fjc /> He was then an Assistant Deputy Public Defender for the [[New Jersey Office of the Public Defender]] (1973–77) before entering private practice in various law firms in New Jersey (1977–92).<ref name=fjc /> Cavanaugh's private practice includes his partnership at the law firms of McCormack Petrolle & Matthews (1992), Whipple Ross & Hirsh (1987–92) and Tompkins McGuire & Wachenfeld (1984–87). He also served as a partner (1980–84) and associate (1977–80) at Lum Biunno & Tompkins. Cavanaugh was the Borough Prosecutor for the Borough of [[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]] (1988–89).<ref name=fjc />
==Federal judicial service==
On May 3, 2000, Cavanaugh was nominated by President [[Bill Clinton]], to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]], which had been vacated by Judge [[Alfred M. Wolin]].<ref name=fjc /> Cavanaugh was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on July 21, 2000, and received commission on September 20, 2000. Cavanaugh was formerly a [[United States magistrate judge]] of the same district (1993–2000).<ref name=fjc /> His service terminated on January 31, 2014, due to retirement.
==References==
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==Sources==
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1391236}}
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