Barry Albin
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Barry Albin is a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Justice Albin was nominated by Democratic Governor James McGreevey.
Legal Background
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Justice Albin graduated from Rutgers College in 1973 and Cornell Law School in 1976.
Legal Career
After graduating from Cornell, Justice Albin began his career as a Deputy Attorney General in the Appellate Section of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. Justice Albin then served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Passaic and Middlesex counties from 1978 to 1982. He began his association with the Woodbridge law firm of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer in 1982, and was named a partner in 1986. He was still a partner with the firm at the time of his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Justice Albin was nominated by Governor James E. McGreevey on July 10, 2002 to serve on the Supreme Court. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 2002 and was sworn in as an Associate Justice by Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz at a private ceremony on September 18, 2002. On October 3, 2002, he reaffirmed the oath of office in a public ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial.[1]
Awards and Associations
Justice Albin is a past President of the New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1999-2000) and served as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee from 1987 to 1992. He was selected by his peers to be included in the publication “Best Lawyers in America” (2000-2001).
See Also
External Links
- Press Release: Albin Sworn in
- Wikipedia: Barry Albin
- Albin Presents at Jewish Law Symposium
- Justice Albin bio from Project Vote Smart
