Raymond A. Batten
Raymond A. Batten was a judge on the Vicinage 1 Superior Court in New Jersey. He served on the criminal division of the Cape May County Court from 2002 to 2013. He was reassigned to be the presiding judge of the General Equity Division for Vicinage 1 in 2013. About the move, he said "Rotation is good for the judicial process. It enables judges to keep fresh in their subject matter".[1] Batten was initially appointed by Governor Jim Florio in 1992 and was reappointed for tenure in 1999. He retired on July 31, 2015.[2]
Education
Batten earned his J.D. from Widener University in 1979.[3]
Career
Batten joined the Vicinage 1 Superior Court in 1992. Prior to his judgeship, he was a 1st District assemblyman and municipal prosecutor.[4]
Awards and associations
- Alumnus of the Year Award from Widener University, December 2010[3]
- Director, Widener University School of Law Alumni Association[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Press of Atlantic City, "Cape May County Judge Raymond Batten takes new assignment, leaves county short in Criminal Division," January 24, 2013
- ↑ Shore News Today, "Judge Batten takes to a new bench," August 12, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cape May County Herald, "Judge Batten Given Alumnus of the Year Award from Widener U.," February 3, 2011
- ↑ Cape May County Herald, "County's Criminal Cases to be Shared; New Judge Starts May 12," May 8, 2008
- ↑ Widener Law, "Volume 20 Number 1," Spring 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
State resources:
Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey
