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How To Become a Judge, Commissioner or Board Member: Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and New Jersey State Appointments Process

These are exciting times to consider public service! Please come to our Nuts and Bolts Program to hear great tips on becoming a Board Member, Commissioner, Judge or Prosecutor.

Qualified candidates for Boards and Commissions are encouraged to bring their Resumes to this event!  

Review the below links for descriptions of Board and Commissions:

Bipartisan Coalition

and

Boards and Commissions

NJWLA and HBA-NJ present their annual program:

How to Become a Judge: The Nuts & Bolts of the Judicial and New Jersey State Appointments Process 

6-9 pm at the Law Center, New Brunswick

This year’s distinguished panel includes:

MICHELLENE DAVIS 
Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs RWJBarnabas Health

SUSAN A. FEENEY 
Partner McCarter & English, LLP

MATT PLATKIN 
Chief Counsel, Office of the Governor of the State of New Jersey

RICARDO SOLANO, JR. 
Member Friedman, Kaplan, Seiler & Adelman LLP

DEBBIE WALSH 
Director, Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers

MODERATORS

Kirsten Scheurer Branigan
Law Office of Kirstin Scheurer Branigan, P.C.

Arlene Quiñones Perez
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP

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2.4 NJCLE Credits

Dinner | 6pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A | 6:30-8:30pm
Networking | 8:30-9pm

Sponsors, Members, Supporters $20.00
Non Members $40.00

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