Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage

The Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage is a general-jurisdiction trial court in New Jersey, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by gubernatorial appointment, the method New Jersey uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from New Jersey's official judicial directory.

Current judges

• LALisa M. Adubato–
• MAMark S. Ali–
• PAPatrick J. Arre–
• KBKevin Barry–
• ABArthur J. Batista–
• JBJeffrey B. Beacham–
• JBJuliana E. Blackburn–
• BBBruce D. Buechler–
• TCThomas A. Callahan Jr.–
• JCJohn F. Chiaia–
• KCKandace L. Clarke–
• JCJoanne Cocchiola–
• JCJennifer C. Critchley–
• PDPhilip J. Degnan–
• DDDavid Dugan–
• AEAna P. Esteves–
• AFAngela G. Foster–
• KFKarina D. Fuentes–
• HFHarold W. Fullilove Jr.–
• GFGarry J. Furnari–
• RGRobert H. Gardner–
• JGJohn I. Gizzo–
• LGLori E. Grifa–
• NGNora J. Grimbergen–
• MHMeLinda Hawkins-Taylor–
• LHLeonardo A. Hernandez–
• RHRoselyn D. Holmes-Grant–
• FKFrancis P. Kapusinski–
• NKNaazneen B. Khan–
• VLVerna G. Leath–
• ALAlvin R. Little–
• AMAmy K. Manigan–
• SMSamantha J. Mendenhall–
• JMJoseph Minish–
• RNRichard Nunes–
• KOKevin J. O'Connor–
• MPMichael Parlavecchio–
• SPStephen L. Petrillo–
• MRMichael L. Ravin–
• KRKevin R. Reich–
• CRChristopher S. Romanyshyn–
• JRJodi L. Rosenberg–
• NRNidara Rourk–
• ARAldo J. Russo–
• JSJoshua D. Sanders–
• CSCynthia D. Santomauro–
• ASAnnette Scoca–
• LSLouise G. Spencer–
• RSRichard T. Sules–
• MTMayra V. Tarantino–
• HTHeather V. Taylor–
• TVThomas R. Vena–
• RWRonald D. Wigler–
• MWMarcella M. Wilson–
• JZJohn Zunic–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage are appointed by the governor to 7-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: New Jersey Judiciary, Judges Contact Directory; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data as of 2026-06-30 (official state directory). Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).