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==Background==
Cavanaugh was born on January 28, 1947 in [[Orange, New Jersey]]. He was raised as an Irish Catholic.<ref name="Judges Of The United States">[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2880 Judges Of The United States]</ref>
Cavanaugh's federal judicial service includes a judgeship in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.<ref name="Judges Of The United States"/> He was nominated by
Cavanaugh began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable [[Francis W. Hayden]] in the [[New Jersey Superior Court]] (1972–73).<ref name="Judges Of The United States"/> 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="Judges Of The United States"/> 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.<ref>[https://www.lexis.com/research/retrieve?_m=50fd8290d4006aa6c7856262fb5e1c7f&csvc=fo&cform=bool&_fmtstr=FULL&docnum=1&_startdoc=1&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkAb&_md5=25202c72c4e5a123aa64f4805e984e20 LexisNexis Research System Home Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cavanaugh was the Borough Prosecutor for the Borough of [[Caldwell, New Jersey]] (1988–89).<ref name="Judges Of The United States"/> Then, in 1993, Cavanaugh was installed as a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey, a position that he held until 2000, when he was elevated to District Judge.
==Judicial
Cavanaugh is commonly known for his practicality on the bench.<ref name="The Robing Room">[http://www.therobingroom.com/Judge.aspx?ID=657 The Robing Room<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a Magistrate Judge, Cavanaugh developed a reputation for quickly settling cases. While he is less scholarly than his peers, Cavanaugh is efficient and moves through cases for a swift adjudication of cases.<ref name="The Robing Room"/>
Cavanaugh is also known for writing very concise opinions. He is more concerned with the swift adjudication of justice than with drafting law review type opinions.
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