Walter N. “Bud” Read

Walter N. “Bud” Read was appointed by Governor Thomas H. Kean in 1982 as the second chairman of the Casino Control Commission.  After confirmation by the State Senate, he was sworn into office on December 2, 1982.  He served two terms as chairman, until 1990.

Prior to joining the commission, Read practiced law and was a senior partner in the firm of Archer, Greiner & Read in Haddonfield.  He served as president of the New Jersey Bar Association and had also served on the Cinnaminson zoning board.

Read graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1941.  Immediately after completing law school, Read enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served during World War II.  After the war, he continued to serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1963 when he retired as a lieutenant commander.

Read died of cancer on December 21, 2001 at the age of 83.