Seven Local Attorneys Appointed as New Jersey Superior Court Judges

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 2:10pm

WEST ESSEX, NJ - According to Michael Booth of The New Jersey Law Journal, in August the following area attorneys were appointed to the NJ Superior Court and will sit in Essex County:

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• Mark Ali, Verona
  Assistant prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office from 1989 until his retirement last year
  Served as a consultant and board member for two nonprofits involved in domestic violence and child abuse prevention
  
  
• Nora Grimbergen, West Caldwell
  Partner in the environmental/toxic tort department of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas since 2002
  
  

• James Paganelli, Verona
  Essex County counsel since 2008
  Executive Director of the Essex County Improvement Authority since 2003
  
  
• Russell Passamano, West Orange 
  Partner in the litigation and bankruptcy groups at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole since 2005
  
  
• Bridget Stecher, Fairfield
  Solo attorney, since 1995, focused on real estate, probate and estate planning, matrimonial and family law, and municipal court matters
  
  
• John Zunic, Cedar Grove
  Solo criminal defense attorney in Fairfield and Astoria, New York, since 1995

Additionally, Booth reports that Diane Montes-Infante, of West Caldwell, who until now has been a municipal court judge in Newark, will sit on the Workers' Compensation Court.

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