Pedro J. Jimenez
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Pedro J. Jimenez is a judge on the Vicinage 7 Superior Court in New Jersey.[1] He was appointed in 2008 by Governor Jon Corzine and was reappointed in 2015. He may serve on the bench until he reaches the mandatory retirement age in 2036.[2]
Education
Jimenez received a B.A. in Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies from Rutgers University in 1989. He earned a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston in 1992. In 2002, Jimenez graduated from Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law with an LL.M. in trial advocacy.[3]
Career
Jimenez began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Travis L. Francis, and then joined the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office as assistant prosecutor. In 1998, Jimenez became a Deputy Attorney General at the Division of Criminal Justice of the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety. He worked in the division's Economic Crimes Bureau and then the Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau. From 2002 to 2008, he also served as the Attorney General Designee on the New Jersey Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee. Jimenez has also taught at several universities as an adjunct professor, including the Criminal Justice Program at Essex County College, Union County College, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutgers University, and Seton Hall University School of Law.[3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- 2002-2003: President, Hispanic Bar Association[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Mercer Vicinage, Judges Directory," accessed January 15, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Judges' biographies," December 2, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, "Faculty," accessed December 12, 2013
- ↑ Hispanic Bar Association, "Past Presidents," accessed December 12, 2013
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
