UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

NOTICE TO THE BAR
REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor is due to expire on July 24, 2019. The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer, Jr. is due to expire on August 11, 2019. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.

The duties of the magistrate judge position include the following: (1) conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from a district judge; (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.

Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court and should be directed to:
Merit Selection Panel
c/o William T. Walsh, Clerk
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
50 Walnut Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Comments must be received no later than April 12, 2019.

WHO WE ARE

Attorneys who practice in the District of New Jersey’s three federal vicinages — Newark, Trenton, and Camden — comprise the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. In 1971, the AFBNJ was launched through the efforts of distinguished attorneys and judges.

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Our founders recognized a need for connecting the federal bench and bar in the District of New Jersey. The AFBNJ offers attorneys, both new and experienced, opportunities to network and share their views on matters of federal practice.

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EVENTS WE HOST

Our annual Judicial Conference, Brennan Awards, Brown Bag Seminar Luncheons and Young Lawyers Networking events strengthen the relationship between the federal bench and bar in the District of New Jersey.

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The AFBNJ: A premier legal organization in the District of New Jersey

The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey serves attorneys who practice in the District of New Jersey’s three federal vicinages: Newark, Trenton, and Camden. We support America’s oldest undivided district court and the attorneys who practice there by offering educational, training and social events throughout the year, including two annual events: the Judicial Conference, and the William J. Brennan, Jr. Award and Reception.