MeLinda Hawkins-Taylor
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2022 - Present
2029
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MeLinda Hawkins-Taylor is a judge of the New Jersey Vicinage 5 Superior Court. She assumed office in 2022. Her current term ends in 2029.
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She was appointed to the court in 2022 by Gov. Phil Murphy (D). She will face reappointment in 2029, and if reconfirmed, she may serve on the court until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.[1]
Biography
Hawkins-Taylor received her bachelor's degree from Howard University and her J.D. from the Rutgers University School of Law. She has served as Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, as Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and as Essex County Assistant Prosecutor. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Municipal Court Judge for the City of East Orange. She is also the principal at the Law Offices of MeLinda H. Taylor, Esq..[2]
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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
