▁ ▁Pet ran ka , ▁James ▁W .; ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Sal am and ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁Press , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Category : S ir eno idea ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁M . ▁Graham ▁Net ting <0x0A> </s> ▁Alfred ▁James ▁Le ch ner ▁Jr . ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Elizabeth , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Le ch ner ▁was ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁X avier ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Law ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Review . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁[[ New ▁York ▁City ], ▁and ▁in ▁Elizabeth , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁Elizabeth , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Law . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁( DN J ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8