Order - Municipal Court Judges Authorized to Handle CJP/Centralized First Appearances and Violations of Monitoring

In furtherance of the ongoing operation of Criminal Justice Reform, this Order further amends the November 3, 2016 order that listed by vicinage those Municipal Court judges authorized by the Chief Justice pursuant to Rules 3:4-2(b) and 7:3-1(b) to handle CJP (Central Judicial Processing) or centralized first appearance matters for that vicinage, which order has since been amended a number of times, most recently by order dated January 22, 2025 with regard to the list of authorized judges. By separate order dated September 12, 2024 the judges authorized by this series of orders are also authorized to handle Violations of Monitoring matters. The revisions to the list of authorized CJP judges as set forth in this twenty-first amendatory order are effective immediately.

Vicinage 1 (Atlantic/Cape May)
delete Hon. Howard E. Freed
delete Hon. Michele C. Verno
add Hon. Joseph J. Lisa III
add Hon. Robert Morello, Jr.
add Hon. Marc J. Nehmad
add Hon. Andrew Roseman

Vicinage 2 (Bergen)
delete Hon. Anthony N. Gallina
add Hon. Benjamin B. Choi

Vicinage 3 (Burlington)
add Hon. Adam D. Greenberg

Vicinage 4 (Camden)
no changes

Vicinage 5 (Essex)
delete Hon. Seth G. Dombeck
delete Hon. Emilia Perez
add Hon. Wilfredo Benitez
add Hon. Rashidah N. Hasan
add Hon. Samantha J. Mendenhall
add Hon. Rhea L. Moore
add Hon. Masiel Valentin
add Hon. Marina Veloso

Vicinage 6 (Hudson)
add Hon. Megan L. Morey
add Hon. Mekhail E. Sarofiem

Vicinage 7 (Mercer)
delete Hon. R. Douglas Hoffman

Vicinage 8 (Middlesex)
delete Hon. James Patrick Hoebich

Vicinage 9 (Monmouth)
no changes

Vicinage 10 (Morris/Sussex)
delete Hon. Peter A. Fico
delete Hon. Peter J. Laemers
add Hon. Camille J. Kassar
add Hon. Maryann O’Donnell McKoy

Vicinage 11 (Passaic)
no changes

Vicinage 12 (Union)
delete Hon. Seth G. Dombeck
delete Hon. Nidara Y. Rourk
delete Hon. Torkwase Y. Sekou
add Hon. Pierre E. Almonacy

Vicinage 13 (Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren)
delete Hon. Mary H. Casey
delete Hon. Mark A. Clemente
delete Hon. Shelia D. Ellington
 

Vicinage 14 (Ocean)
no changes

Vicinage 15 (Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem)
no changes