Sarokin, Hadden Lee Judge
(Judge (Fed. Dist Court); tried Cipollone case)
Judge Hadden Lee Sarokin is a Federal District court judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. Tried Cipollone case. Removed from Haines case by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Nominated 5/94? to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (The Record 5/8/94). Sarokin later said his comments about the tobacco industry being "the king of concealment and disinformation" may have been unduly strong, "I agree the language was strong, maybe unduly strong"; "If I could take it back, I probably would" (AP 8/4/94).