| Jerome B. Simandle | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start: | May 31, 2017 |
| Term End: | July 19, 2019 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 2012 |
| Term End1: | May 31, 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Garrett Brown Jr. |
| Successor1: | Jose L. Linares |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start2: | May 26, 1992 |
| Term End2: | May 31, 2017 |
| Appointer2: | George H. W. Bush |
| Predecessor2: | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Successor2: | Karen M. Williams |
| Office3: | Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Term Start3: | 1983 |
| Term End3: | 1992 |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Education: | Princeton University (BSE) University of Stockholm (Dip) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Jerome B. Simandle (April 29, 1949[1] – July 19, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Born in Binghamton, New York. Simandle received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1971 from Princeton University. He received a Diploma in Social Science in 1975 from the University of Stockholm in Sweden. He received a Juris Doctor in 1976 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After graduating from law school, Simandle served as a law clerk to Judge John F. Gerry of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for two years, and then as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey from 1978 to 1983. From 1982 to 1983, he was the attorney in charge of the Trenton office. He was then a United States Magistrate in the same district for nine years.[2]
Simandle was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on April 1, 1992, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1992, and received his commission on May 26, 1992. He served as Chief Judge from January 2, 2012, until he assumed senior status on May 31, 2017.[2] He died on July 19, 2019, from liver cancer.[3]