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Martinotti, Brian R.
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on June 11, 2015, to a seat vacated by Stanley R. Chesler. Confirmed by the Senate on July 6, 2016, and received commission on July 11, 2016.
Education:
Fordham University, B.S., 1983
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Roger M. Kahn, Tax Court of New Jersey, 1986-1987
Private practice, Montvale, New Jersey, 1987-2002
Public defender, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, 1988-1990
Councilmember, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, 1991-2002; chairman, Public Safety and Legal Affairs, 1992-2002; council president, 1993, 1996, 1999
Prosecutor, South Hackensack, New Jersey, 1993-1995
Public defender, Bogota, New Jersey, 1993-1995
Tax attorney, Fairview, New Jersey, 1995-2002
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, Somerset, New Jersey, 1995-2002
Public defender, Moonachie, New Jersey, 1996-2000
Tax attorney, Little Ferry, New Jersey, 1999-2002
Legal counsel, Italian American Police Society, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 1999-2002
Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 2002-2016