Lawrence P. DeBello
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Lawrence P. DeBello is a judge on the Vicinage 7 Superior Court in New Jersey.[1] He was first appointed by former Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 1997 and reappointed with tenure in 2004. DeBello may serve on the court until he reached the mandatory retirement age in 2027.[2]
Education
DeBello received his J.D. from Seton Hall University.[2]
Noteworthy events
In 2008, DeBello was accused by the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct of breaking judicial ethics codes for allegedly sending inappropriate emails to his former law clerk with his judicial email address. Between September 2007 and July 2008, DeBello and the unnamed clerk reportedly exchanged romantic and intimate emails. In December 2007, Judge Maurice Gallipoli ordered DeBello to end the email correspondence, but he allegedly continued the communications which included "offensive language." He also attempted to secure a job for the woman by making an unsolicited phone call to Deputy Public Defender Edward Marable and recommending her. DeBello admitted the alleged breach of ethics. In 2009, the committee decided to censure DeBello for violating the canons of judicial conduct.[3][4][5][6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, Mercer Vicinage, Judges Directory
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Courts, "Judges' biographies," December 2, 2013
- ↑ Legal Info, "Judge Admits Ethical Breach in Sending Romantic Emails," April 29, 2009
- ↑ New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, "Presentment in the matter of Lawrence DeBello,"
- ↑ DeBello's answer to the formal complaint
- ↑ Supreme Court of New Jersey, "Order in the matter of Lawrence DeBello
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
