Lisa P. Thornton
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Lisa P. Thornton was the assignment judge for the Vicinage 9 Superior Court, which presides over Monmouth County in New Jersey.[1] Thornton was appointed to the court by former Governor Jon Corzine in 2008. Thornton became the assignment judge for courts in Monmouth County on September 1, 2014, upon the retirement of former Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson.[2][3] She died on May 26, 2023.[4]
Education
Thornton received her undergraduate degree from Douglass College in 1986 and her J.D. from Rutgers Law School at Newark in 1992.[5]
Career
- 2014-2023: Assignment judge, Vicinage 9 Superior Court
- 2008-2014: Judge, New Jersey Vicinage 9
- 2006-2008: Chief of staff, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
- 2006: Special counsel, Governor Jon Corzine
- 2002-2006: Special deputy commissioner, Department of Banking and Insurance
- 1999-2001: Municipal judge, Neptune, New Jersey
- 1986-2002: Attorney, Prudential Financial [5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Monmouth Vicinage Directory of Judges," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ NJ.com, "Monmouth Assignment Judge Lawrence Lawson stepping down; Thornton appointed his replacement," July 8, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "News Release: Judge Lisa P. Thornton Named Monmouth Vicinage Assignment Judge," July 7, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Governor of New Jersey, "Governor Murphy Directs the Lowering of U.S. and New Jersey Flags in Honor of Judge Lisa Payne Thornton," June 6, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 RobeProbe, "Lisa P. Thornton"
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
