Barbara J. Stanton at a glance
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Barbara J. Stanton
Criminal Judge · New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic Vicinage
Biography
Professional career
- Barbara J. Buono Stanton is a judge on the Passaic County Superior Court in New Jersey, serving on the Family Division since 2019 after earlier assignments in the Criminal Division
- Judge Buono Stanton is assigned to Vicinage 11 of the Passaic County Superior Court, Department of Family, following her appointment by then–Governor Chris Christie on July 10, 2017.
- Before becoming a judge, Buono Stanton was of counsel at Carmagnola & Ritardi from 2006
- Earlier, she held the role of an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of New Jersey (1998–2001), prosecuting cases involving international drug trafficking, tax code violations, and federal copyright laws
Education
Additional information
- In March 2025, Judge Stanton presided over a jury trial in which Renato C. LaTorre was convicted of second- and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child after an investigation uncovered 33 child sexual abuse materials on his account.
- handling labor and employment matters and commercial litigation.
- She is a resident of Mendham, NJ, and previously chaired the Public Safety Committee on the Mendham Borough Council
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