Gerald J. Council
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Gerald J. Council is the presiding judge on the Vicinage 7 Superior Court in New Jersey.[1] He was appointed to the court in 1998 and obtained tenured status in 2005. He is now eligible to serve on the court until he reaches 70 years of age in 2028.[2][3]
Education
Council received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1980 and his J.D. from Howard University School of Law in 1983.[4]
Career
- 1998-2028: Judge, New Jersey Vicinage 7
- 1990-1998: Managing Partner, Summers, Council, George & Dortsch
- 1996-1997: Municipal prosecutor
- 1995-1996: Municipal public defender, Ewing Township Municipal Court
- 1994-1997: General counsel, Trenton Housing Authority
- 1984-1985: Assistant counsel to Governor Thomas Kean[4]
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey
State courts:
New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court
State resources:
Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey
