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Upcoming Events

Thursday, April 20, 2023: The Magistrate Judge Selection Process -Click here for more information & to register
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Wednesday, April 26, 2023: CLE Program with the United States Attorney and the Federal Public Defender for the District of New Jersey.
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Newark, NJ

Thursday, May 11, 2023 – Friday, May 12, 2023: William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference – Click here for more information, to reserve your hotel room and register to attend.
3:00 pm Thursday, May 11 – 4:00 pm Friday, May 12
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ

Latest Judicial Announcements:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: https://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey: https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey: http://www.njb.uscourts.gov/

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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WHAT WE DO

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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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR AFBNJ

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Virtual Bankruptcy Town Hall and Judicial Roundtable

Please Join IWIRC-NJ and the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey for a Virtual Bankruptcy Town Hall and Judicial Roundtable

Monday, January 30, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join This Virtual Program to
Hear the Judges’ Views on Emerging Issues

Panelists:

Chief Judge Michael B. Kaplan
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey

Hon. Stacey L. Meisel
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey

Hon. John K. Sherwood
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey

Moderated by:

Sydney J. Darling, Esq.
Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian P.C.

and

Sari B. Placona, Esq.
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC

Please submit questions for our panelists in advance during registration or to [email protected] by January 23, 2023.
Questions will also be accepted after that date and during the panel’s presentation.

Register below. Event is free to attend.

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The Magistrate Judge Selection Process

The Magistrate Judge Selection Process

Thursday, April 20, 2023
6:00 – 7:00 pm
The Law Center, New Brunswick

Join us to hear a panel of judges discuss pathways to becoming a federal magistrate judge, the magistrate judge selection process, and the role of a magistrate judge.

Hon. Renée Marie Bumb, Chief, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Claire C. Cecchi, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Zahid N. Quraishi, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Susan D. Wigenton, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey

Moderator: Ricardo Solano Jr. Esq., President, AFBNJ

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Has Everything In Federal Criminal Prosecutions Changed or Is It Much Ado About Nothing? April 26, 2023

Has Everything In Federal Criminal Prosecutions Changed or Is It Much Ado About Nothing? The Impact of the Garland and Monaco Memos and U.S. v. Banks on Charging, Pleas and Sentencing in Individual and Corporate Cases.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse
Jury Selection Room
Newark, NJ

Join the AFBNJ for an insider’s discussion with the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and the Federal Public Defender for the District of New Jersey. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

Philip R. Sellinger, United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey
K. Anthony Thomas, Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of New Jersey
Vikas Khanna, First Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey
Jenny Kramer, Alston & Bird

Moderators:

Matthew E. Beck, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Linda D. Foster, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of New Jersey

Free for AFBNJ members.
$25 for all non-members.

Limited space available; registration taken on a first come, first served basis.

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Important CLE Information:
1.0 CLE credits have been requested towards New Jersey.
1.0 substantive CLE credits have been requested towards Pennsylvania.
In order to receive proper credit, each attendee is required to complete and submit a CLE affirmation form after the program.

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.