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# Alex D. Silagi

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · U.S. Magistrate Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- State: New Jersey
- Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Alex D. Silagi — U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

## Sources

- [Newark](https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/newark)

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## 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](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.