Daniel Joseph O'Hern

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Daniel Joseph O'Hern
In office
August 6, 1981 – 2000
Nominated by Brendan Byrne
Preceded by Mark A. Sullivan
Succeeded by James Ronald Zazzali
Spouse Barbara

Daniel J. O'Hern (born 1930), is a former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, where he served from August 6, 1981 until his retirement upon his 70th birthday.[1]

[edit] Biography

O'Hern was born in Red Bank in 1930 and attended Regis High School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He graduated from Fordham College in 1951. O'Hern served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1954, during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. After leaving form active duty, he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1957, and served as a clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.[1]

He was an elected official in his hometown of Red Bank, serving on its borough council and as its mayor. Governor of New Jersey Brendan Byrne named him a commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and later as Counsel to the Governor. Byrne submitted his Supreme Court nomination to the New Jersey Senate, and he was confirmed on May 20, 1981, and sworn in on August 6, 1981.[1]

"For the four years of high school, the school locker is a home away from home."[2]

He retired at age 70, and was replaced by James R. Zazzali.[3]

O'Hern and his wife Barbara have been residents of Little Silver, New Jersey.[1] Their daughter, Eileen Marie O'Hern, married William Kent Luby.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Justice O'Hern Celebrates 70th Birthday and Retirement from NJ Supreme Court", New Jersey Supreme Court press release. Accessed June 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Quotation of the Day", New York Times, August 9, 1983. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
  3. ^ "With Sixth Pick, Whitman Adds To Imprint On Top Court", Bergen Record, May 5, 2000. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. "Continuing her makeover of the state Supreme Court, Governor Whitman on Thursday chose former state Attorney General James R. Zazzali to replace retiring Justice Daniel J. O'Hern on the high court." 
  4. ^ "Eileen M. O'Hern Engaged to Wed", New York Times, November 11, 1990. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
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