Raymond A. Reddin
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2024
Raymond A. Reddin is a Superior Court judge in the Passaic County district of New Jersey. He serves on the Criminal Part.[1] He was appointed in 2003 and reappointed with tenure in 2010. Reddin may serve until he reaches the mandatory retirement age in 2024.[2]
Education
Reddin earned his J.D. from Widener University.[2]
Accused of ethics violations
The New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct formally filed a complaint against Reddin for corruption and ethics violation charges on September 17, 2013. They say that Reddin's continuing public friendship with the criminally indicted Anthony Ardis "created an appearance of impropriety that had the potential to weaken public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the Judiciary." In 2011 Ardis, a former administrator of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, was charged with using his influence to direct PVSC workers to work on his mother and girlfriend's houses while on the clock. Ardis and Reddin have a long-standing friendship, and have been participating in a religious group that goes to dinner and attends mass together weekly. The September 17th complaint charges Reddin with violating Canon 1 which requires judges to observe high standards of conduct to preserve the integrity and independence of the judiciary, Canon 2A which requires they respect and comply with the law and act in a manner promoting public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, and Canon 5A(2) which requires that extrajudicial activities be conducted so as not to demean judicial office.[3][4] On October 8, Reddin issued an answer to the formal complaint. His answer admitted that he knew that Ardis had been indicted, but "denies any allegation or contention that he knowingly or intentionally engaged in any conduct which demeans his Judicial office or any conduct knowingly or with the intent to violate the Code of Judicial Conduct."[5] A hearing took place on March 25, 2014.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Passaic Vicinage Directory of Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Courts, "Judges' biographies," December 2, 2013
- ↑ Simon Law Group, "Judges Who Dined With Accused Felon Say They Broke No Ethics Strictures," October 11, 2013
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, "Formal Complaint Raymond A. Reddin," September 17, 2013
- ↑ Piro, Zinna, Cifelli, Paris & Genitempo, "Answer to formal complaint," October 8, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Courts, "Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct Formal Hearing," March 13, 2014
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
