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Carlia Magpantay Brady
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2020
Carlia Magpantay Brady is a judge on the Vicinage 8 Superior Court in New Jersey.[1] Her appointment by Governor Chris Christie (R) was unanimously approved by the state senate committee on February 21, 2013.[2]
Brady is the first ever Philippine-born New Jersey Superior Court judge and at this time the only Filipino-American on the superior court bench in New Jersey.[2]
Brady is currently suspended from the court for allegedly harboring a fugitive. See story below.[3]
Education
Brady received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers College and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.[2]
Career
Brady formerly served as a law clerk for New Jersey Vicinage 8, a civil defense attorney with Picillo, Caruso, & O’Toole and a construction management attorney with Peckar & Abramson. Prior to becoming a judge in early 2013, she was a shareholder at Stark & Stark.[2]
Awards and associations
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- Women's Caucus and Minority Concerns Committee
- Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey[2]
Noteworthy events
Brady suspended from the bench for harboring a fugitive
Brady was arrested on June 11, 2013, after allegedly harboring an armed-robbery suspect, her live-in companion Jason D. Prontnicki. She was released from custody, but was suspended from her judicial duties and charged with multiple counts of criminal activity. Prontnicki was identified as the man who attempted to rob a pharmacy in Old Bridge, N.J., on April 29. He allegedly threatened an employee with a tire iron and demanded prescription drugs before fleeing at the sound of the alarm.[4]
Brady allegedly harbored Prontnicki for at least an hour and did not contact law enforcement. He was arrested as he exited Brady's home. She was charged with two counts of hindering apprehension or prosecution, one in the second degree for not reporting Prontnicki to police, and one in the third degree for helping hide him.[5][6]
Brady pleads not guilty to criminal charges
Brady entered a plea of "not guilty" before Judge Robert B. Reed in the Somerset County Superior Court on June 19, 2013.[7] Through a spokesman, Governor Chris Christie stated,
| “ | If the accusations about a sitting Superior Court judge are true, then the conduct is deplorable and frankly, stupid.[8][9] | ” |
Brady said she did not know about Prontnicki's criminal activity or criminal history. New Jersey's Chairman for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Nicholas Scutari, noted Brady was unanimously approved during her judicial confirmation hearing. He said,
| “ | . . .I think just as anybody else, Judge Brady has a right to a full vetting of the facts.[10][9] | ” |
Court proceedings
In May 2015, Brady was indicted by a grand jury on three counts: two counts of third-degree hindering apprehension and second degree official misconduct. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office stated that Brady knew of the arrest warrant on her former boyfriend, Jason Prontnicki, yet still offered to help him get money and transportation to avoid arrest. Her official misconduct charge stemmed from Brady's failure to enforce the arrest warrant in contravention to "a duty clearly inherent in the office of Judge of the Superior Court."[11]
Brady's attorney said he planned to file a motion to dismiss the charges, describing them as "irresponsible and outrageous."[11] Brady faced five to 10 years in prison if she had been found guilty of the official misconduct charge.[11] In March 2016, however, Judge Julie M. Marino dismissed the official misconduct charge. "We are obviously elated with this decision as it removes from the equation the only charge that exposed Judge Brady to presumptive jail time," said Brady's attorney.[12]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Middlesex Vicinage," accessed June 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 GMA News Online, "PHL-born lawyer named New Jersey Superior Court judge," March 6, 2013
- ↑ MyCentralJersey.com, "Middlesex County Judge Carlia Brady indicted," May 14, 2015
- ↑ NJ.com, "Superior Court judge arrested, charged with hindering police to protect a robbery suspect," June 13, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Law Journal, "Middlesex Judge Suspended After Arrest for Harboring a Fugitive," June 13, 2013
- ↑ Woodbridge Patch, "Superior Court Judge Harbored Fugitive At Her Home, Prosecutor Says," June 14, 2013
- ↑ My Central Jersey, "Suspended Middlesex County judge pleads not guilty to charge of hindering apprehension," June 19, 2013
- ↑ Manila Mail, "FilAm judge in NJ to fight raps," June 30, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmail - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Woodbridge Patch, "Suspended Judge From Woodbridge Indicted On Official Misconduct, Hindering Apprehension Charges," May 14, 2015
- ↑ My Central Jersey, "Middlesex County judge's official misconduct charge dismissed," March 4, 2016
Federal courts:
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