Congratulations to the following 17 judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected, appointed or hired for a new position.
Kimberly D. Cortez, 12th District Court, Colorado
Erin M. Rowe Wilson, 14th Judicial District, Routt County, Colorado
Kim S. Shropshire, 6th Judicial Court, Denver County, Colorado
Tracie R. Porter, At-Large Circuit Judge, Cook County, Illinois
Brett Hurst, Associate Circuit Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit, Atchison County, Missouri
Edward L. Page, Circuit Judge, Division 2, 23rd Judicial Court, Atchison County, Missouri
Matthew Wilson, Circuit Judge, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Adair, Knox, and Lewis Counties, Missouri
Gregg Rubenstein, Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Aravind Aithal, Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Lisa Otipody-Herbert, Criminal Court, Muscogee Creek Nation, Oklahoma
Joanne Cocchiola, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey
Lori Grifa, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey
MeLinda Hawkins-Taylor, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey
Linda Hynes, Superior Court, Burlington County, New Jersey
Jill Mayer, Superior Court, Camden County, New Jersey
Aldo Russo, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey
Heather Taylor, Superior Court, Essex County, New Jersey
Know of a new judge (of any kind) we’ve missed? Let us know with an email to njc-communications@judges.org. Please include an email address for the person so we can verify.
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