Patricia K. Costello

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Patricia K. Costello

Prior offices:

New Jersey Vicinage 5 Superior Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Seton Hall University, 1974

Law

Rutgers Law School, Newark, 1978

Patricia K. Costello was an assignment judge for New Jersey Vicinage 5 in Essex County, New Jersey. She was appointed to the court in 1989 and obtained tenured status in 1996. Costello retired from the bench on March 1, 2015.

Education

Costello received her undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University in 1974 and her J.D. from the Rutgers Law School at Newark in 1978.

Career

• 1989-2015: Judge, New Jersey Vicinage 5
• 1980-1988: Partner, Dennis McAlevy

See also

• Courts in New Jersey
• New Jersey counties
• Judicial selection in New Jersey

External links

• New Jersey Judiciary, "A Message from the Assignment Judge"
• New Jersey Judiciary, "Vicinage 5"

Footnotes

New Jersey courts

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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 • New Jersey Surrogate's Courts

State resources:

Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey