Edward S. Kiel Becomes Biden's Tenth Federal Judge on New Jersey District Court
Kiel becomes the 187th federal judge confirmed during Joe Biden's presidency.
The U.S. Senate today held a recorded vote to confirm one individual as an Article III federal judge. With this confirmation, 187 judges nominated by President Joe Biden have now been confirmed by the Senate. With today’s action, 143 of Biden’s judicial nominees have been approved for service on federal district courts.
In a 50-49 vote, Edward S. Kiel was confirmed as a Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is Biden’s tenth confirmation to the 17-person court, with no additional vacancies at this time.
Kiel assumes the Newark-based seat previously held by Kevin McNulty, who took senior status in October 2023. A nominee of President Barack Obama, McNulty served on this court from 2012 to 2023. Kiel was nominated to this seat on the federal judiciary by Biden in October 2023.
Kiel worked as an associate at Jamieson Moore Peskin & Spicer from 1992 to 1994 and at Beattie Padovano from 1994 to 1998. He then served as an associate at Cole Schotz PC from 1998 to 2001 and as a partner from 2001 to 2019. Since 2019, he has been a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.