Reynier Jacob Wortendyke, Jr.

Reynier Jacob Wortendyke, Jr. (March 22, 1895 December 26, 1975) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wortendyke received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1916 and an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1922. He was a township attorney of Millburn Township, New Jersey from 1930 to 1931 and from 1933 to 1935, and was in private practice in New Jersey from 1934 to 1952.

On April 18, 1955, Wortendyke was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 7, 1955, and received his commission on June 8, 1955. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
new seat
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1955–1970
Succeeded by
Clarkson Sherman Fisher


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