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Brian R. Martinotti (born 1961) is a New Jersey Judge and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Biography

Martinotti was born in 1961 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 from Fordham University. He received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1986 from Seton Hall University School of Law. He began his legal career by serving as a law clerk to Judge Roger M. Kahn of the New Jersey Tax Court. From 1987 to 2002, he served at the law firm of Beattie Padovano, LLC., and was elevated to partner in 1994. Concurrently with his private practice, he served as a council member for the Borough of Cliffside Park and also served other towns in various rolls as municipal public defender, prosecutor and tax attorney. Since 2002, he has served as a Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, where he currently serves in the civil division and is one of the state's three multi-county litigation judges handling mass torts. During his tenure on the bench, he also has been assigned to preside over the special environmental, affordable housing and family law dockets.

Personal

Martinotti married the former Dana M. Licameli, a grade school teacher, on March 23, 1991 in a Roman Catholic ceremony.

Nomination to district court

On June 11, 2015, President Obama nominated Martinotti to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, to the seat being vacated by Judge Stanley R. Chesler, who is taking senior status on June 15, 2015. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, June 11, 2015
2. New Jersey Judicial Biographies
3. "Dana M. Licameli and Brian R. Martinotti Marry" The New York Times, March 24, 1991
4. Congressional Record for June 11, 2015
5. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, June 11, 2015

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