David M. Satz Jr.

David M. Satz Jr.
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office 1961–1969
Preceded by	Chester A. Weidenburner
Succeeded by	Donald Horowitz (acting)
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1926 New York City
Died	December 25, 2009 (aged 83) Verona, New Jersey
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Law School

David M. Satz Jr. (January 14, 1926 – December 25, 2009) was an American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1961 to 1969.

Biography

Satz was born in New York City in 1926. He received a B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1948 and an LL.B degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1951.^[1]

He joined the staff of the New Jersey Attorney General in 1954, serving as Deputy Attorney General until 1958 and as First Assistant Attorney General from 1958 to 1961. He was then named U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.^[1] He served as U.S. Attorney until 1969, when he resigned to join the Newark law firm of Saiber & Schlesinger, which was renamed Saiber, Schlesinger & Satz (later Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein).^[2]

Satz served as trustee of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys from 1983 to 1998 and as president of the organization from 1994 to 1996.^[1]

Satz was of counsel at Saiber LLC. He resided in Verona, New Jersey until his death in 2009.^[3]

References

1. "David M. Satz". LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
2. "Satz Quits as U.S. Attorney; Will Join Newark Law Firm". The New York Times. 1969-06-06. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
3. "Attorney who helped develop state gaming laws dies at 83". The Press of Atlantic City. 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

External links

An oral history interview of David Satz was conducted by the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on July 20, 2005.