Alex D. Silagi at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Alex D. Silagi
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Alex D. Silagi — U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Active · Assignment source ↗
Biography
Professional career
- United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey, assigned to the Newark vicinage, appointed in September 2026
- His appointment is part of a 2026 expansion of the District of New Jersey’s magistrate judge bench, alongside Judge Ethan A. Hougah
- Selected by the District Judges of the District of New Jersey to fill the full-time magistrate judgeship vacated by the retirement of Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer
Education
Additional information
- Sworn in informally on September 1, 2026, and began duties at the Frank R. Lautenberg U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Newark, NJ.
- Judge Silagi brings substantial litigation experience, including complex civil litigation, and prior service as a federal judicial law clerk
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Newark
Current Newark Judge Roster source · HTML · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · Source checked October 6, 2026
View Newark ↗