Renee Marie Bumb


Renee Marie Bumb is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

Born in Bellevue, Ohio, Bumb graduated from Ohio State University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 and later from the University of Chicago where she earned her Master of Arts degree in 1983. Bumb attended Rutgers School of Law–Newark and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1987.

Legal career

Bumb was a law clerk for Judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr. with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1987 to 1988. She was in private practice in New Jersey from 1988 to 1991. She was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey from 1991 to 2006.

Federal judicial career

In 2006, Bumb was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006 to a seat vacated by William H. Walls. Bumb was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 2006 by a vote of 89-0 and received her commission on June 12, 2006.