Chief Justice Names Judges for New Court Year

TRENTON – Chief Justice Stuart Rabner released the General Assignment Order for the court year 2019-2020 July 8.
According to a release, the order, which goes into effect Sept. 1 and continues through Aug. 31, 2020,  lists all assignments for judges in the Appellate Division, Tax Court, and the civil, criminal, family and general equity divisions of Superior Court.
The order also lists acting assignment judges, vicinage presiding judges of each trial court division and presiding judge of each part in the Appellate Division of Superior Court. Article VI, Section 7 of the New Jersey Constitution states, “The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall assign Judges of the Superior Court to the Divisions and Parts of the Superior Court, and can from time to time transfer Judges from one assignment to another, as need appears.”
The chief justice, in consultation with assignment judges and the administrative director of the courts, assigns judges based on considerations such as caseloads across divisions and vicinages, judicial experience and professional development.
Judges are reassigned regularly to address management needs and to provide the judges with an opportunity to broaden their experience.  
The General Assignment Order becomes effective Sept. 1. As the needs of the Judiciary change throughout the year, the chief justice often reassigns judges among the divisions or among the vicinages and issues supplemental orders to make the changes.
For Vicinage No. 1, Atlantic-Cape May
County in parenthesis is where the judge will ordinarily preside.
Assignment Judge: Julio L. Mendez
Criminal
Bernard E. Delury Jr., (Atlantic) presiding judge
In Cape May County:
Michael J. Donohue, J. Christopher Gibson, John R. Rauh
In Atlantic County:
Rodney Cunningham, Sarah Beth Johnson, Nancy L. Ridgway, Mark Sandson, Donna M. Taylor, Jeffrey J. Waldman, Patricia M. Wild.
Civil
Joseph L. Marczyk (Atlantic) presiding judge
In Cape May County:
James H. Pickering
In Atlantic County:
James P. McClain, John C. Porto, James P. Savio, Mary C. Siracusa, Christine Smith
Family
In Cape May County:
M. Susan Sheppard, presiding judge
In Atlantic County:
Stanley L. Bergman Jr., Pamela D’Arcy, Susan F. Maven, W. Todd Miller, Benjamin Podolnick
General Equity
Michael J. Blee (Atlantic) presiding judge
Appellate Division
Part D: Carmen H. Alvarez, presiding judge, William Nugent, Karen L. Suter, Patrick DeAlmeida