9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office , ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Chief , ▁C riminal ▁Division , ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office , ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁then ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Integr ity ▁Section , ▁C riminal ▁Division , ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice , ▁as ▁principal ▁deput y ▁chief ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁acting ▁chief ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁as ▁chief ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Hill man ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁vac ated ▁by ▁William ▁G . ▁Bass ler . ▁Hill man ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁received ▁his