Anne M. Patterson at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Justice
- Current assignment
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Anne M. Patterson
Associate Justice · Supreme Court of New Jersey
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, serving since September 1, 2011, and currently on a tenured position until April 15, 2029
- Judge, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2011-present
- First nominated by Governor Chris Christie in 2010 to succeed Justice John Wallace, but was ultimately appointed to replace Justice Roberto Rivera‐Soto, who retired later that year
- She returned to the firm in 1992 as a partner
Education
- J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1983, winning the Cuccia Cup moot court competition She joined Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti as an associate in 1983, left in 1989 to serve as Deputy Attorney General and special assistant to Attorney General Peter N. Perretti Jr.
- Cornell University — J.D.
Additional information
- Sworn in on September 1, 2011 In 2018, Governor Phil Murphy nominated her for tenure, and she was sworn in again on July 31, 2018.
- From 1991 to 2006, she served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character.
- Born April 15, 1959 in Trenton, New Jersey, Patterson graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1980 (Phi Beta Kappa)
- Date of birth: 1959-01-01
- focusing on product liability, intellectual property, and commercial litigation
- handling civil litigation and criminal appeals.
- She is a member of the New Jersey Fellows of the America Bar Foundation
- Patterson has held leadership roles in the New Jersey State Bar Association Product Liability and Toxic Tort Section, the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, and Trial Attorneys of New Jersey.
- She has received awards including the William A. Dreier Award for excellence in product liability and toxic tort law
- Birth place: Trenton
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media Access And Electronic Devices
Statewide
New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.
Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.New Jersey Courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Jersey Courts
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of New Jersey current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 22, 2026
View Supreme Court of New Jersey current judicial profile ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗