6 , ▁Le ch ner ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Frederick ▁Bernard ▁L ace y . ▁Le ch ner ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Le ch ner ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned . ▁ ▁Post ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Le ch ner ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁C ause ▁of ▁Action ▁Institute , ▁which ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁activities ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁well - known ▁Jud icial ▁Watch . ▁Le ch ner ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁due ▁to ▁C ause ▁of ▁Action ' s ▁Fre edom ▁on ▁Information ▁Act ▁lit ig ation ▁brought ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁shooting ▁of ▁police ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : X avier ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Not re ▁D ame ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : New ▁Jersey ▁state ▁court ▁jud ges ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New