ARTHUR N. D'ITALIA

FORMER ASSIGNMENT JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

The firm is pleased to announce that
Arthur N. D’Italia, recently retired Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, has become Counsel to the firm. As of March 1, 2005, he re-joined the firm at which he began his legal career and practiced law until he was appointed to the bench by Governor Thomas Kean in 1989.

Mr. D’Italia’s current practice emphasizes Complementary Dispute Resolution, a modern, cost-effective and expeditious method of resolving legal disputes without the lengthy delays and high expense often associated with litigation in the courts. The process includes both mediation and arbitration. Mr. D’Italia will also consult on matters affecting our private and public sector clients, thereby making available to the firm his considerable experience as Assignment Judge.

The Assignment Judge is the chief judicial officer in a judicial district called a vicinage. Assignment Judges are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. As Assignment Judge in the Hudson Vicinage for 15 years, Judge D’Italia was responsible for the supervision of 30 Superior Court judges, 560 employees, 11 municipal courts, a budget in excess of $23,000,000 and 90,000 annual case filings. These responsibilities were in addition to his conduct of significant trials involving governmental entities, corporate governance, class actions, and election disputes.

As Assignment Judge, Judge D‘Italia also served as a member of the Judicial Council, which is charged with management of all trial courts in the state. As a member of that Council, Judge D’Italia served as Co-Chair of the Management and Operations Committee and Chair of its Labor Relations and Personnel Committee. Judge D’Italia was appointed by former Chief Justice Robert Wilentz to Chair the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Outside Activities of Judiciary Employees. He served as Chair of this Committee from 1993 until his retirement.

Education

Pace College, BA 1962
Rutgers University School of Law, JD 1965

Admitted to Practice

New Jersey
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals (Third Circuit)

Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association
Hudson County Bar Association

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