New Jersey Courts

Congratulations to this wonderful group of new U.S. citizens! Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the courts, administered the oath of allegiance to 40 new citizens from 22 different countries during a naturalization ceremony at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton today. The event, part of the AOC’s Law Day celebration, featured remarks via video by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and words of inspiration from Judge Grant.

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As we continue to reflect on the leaders who served under New Jersey's modern-day court system, this week we recognize Judge Richard J. Williams, administrative director of the courts from 1999 to 2004. Judge Williams was instrumental in implementing the unification of courts under state jurisdiction. Among his other accomplishments, Judge Williams oversaw the start of drug court (now known as recovery court) and advances in technology that led to online payment of traffic tickets and the creation of the Judiciary’s website, njcourts.gov. Before becoming director, Judge Williams served as the assignment judge in the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage from 1985 until 1999.

During today’s wellness program for attorneys, Supreme Court Justice Lee A. Solomon, chair of the Supreme Court Committee on Wellness in the Law, and Timothy McGoughran, president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, spoke of the need to decrease the stresses experienced by those in the legal community. This Judiciary-sponsored program featured presentations by attorneys Cheyne R. Scott and Maritza Rodriguez, and Jeffrey P. Wasserman, judicial outreach and development director for the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems.

Staff from the Morris/Sussex Vicinage EEO and HR divisions recently attended outreach events to discuss employment opportunities at the New Jersey Judiciary. Staff members Jennifer Briggs and David Estrella represented the Judiciary at a career fair at Project Self Sufficiency in Sussex County, and EEO/AA Officer Rubyka Rodriguez and Jennifer Kasny attended a speed networking event at Centenary University in Hackettstown.

Bergen Assignment Judge Carol Novey Catuogno administered the oath of citizenship last week to 22 new citizens during the vicinage’s Law Day and naturalization ceremony. One of those new citizens is Diana Moreno-Buitrago, an IT analyst for the vicinage. U.S. District Judge Edward S. Kiel, who gave the keynote address, spoke about his experience coming to the United States as a child and watching his parents take the oath of citizenship in the same courtroom where years later he would take his oath to become a judge. Awards were given to winners of the vicinage’s mock trial competition and elections calendar poster contest.

The Morris/Sussex Vicinage recent opened a new staff wellness room in the Morris County Courthouse. The room provides the opportunity for Judiciary staff to take a break, practice mindfulness and reset.

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The Union Vicinage’s recent Law Day celebration featured a keynote address from U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper, who provided insight into this year’s theme, “Voices of Democracy.” Local students were honored for winning the poster, essay and poetry contests, as well as for the countywide mock trial competition. The Burnet Middle School All Star Select Chorus performed musical selections. The Union Vicinage Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement in partnership with the Union County Bar Association, the Hispanic, Garden State and Asian Pacific American Bar Association hosted the Law Day celebration.

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