Barry T. Albin at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
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- New Jersey · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Barry T. Albin
Former Judge · Supreme Court of New Jersey
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2002-present
- American lawyer and former judge who held the role of an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from September 18, 2002, until his mandatory retirement on July 7, 2022
- Nominated by Governor James E. McGreevey on July 10, 2002, to succeed Justice Gary Stein, confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on September 12, 2002, and sworn in on September 18, 2002
Education
- Cornell Law School in — J.D. (1976)
- Studies at Rutgers University in 1973 and Cornell Law School in 1976.
- Rutgers College — 1973
- Rutgers University-Camden — B.A.
- Cornell University — J.D.
Additional information
- Retired on July 7, 2022, at age 70, New Jersey’s mandatory retirement age for judges.
- Reappointed for a second term in 2009 by Governor Jon Corzine.
- He also served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee (1987–1992) and was president of the New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1999–2000)
- Born July 7, 1952, Brooklyn, New York.
- Date of birth: 1952-07-07
- Sayreville War Memorial High School
- Now a partner in the Litigation group and Chair of the Appellate Practice at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where he also chairs the firm’s Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and White Collar Defense groups
- His jurisprudence often emphasized due-process rights of criminal defendants and covered areas such as civil rights, criminal law, insurance, employment discrimination, contracts, municipal government, elections, and products liability.
- Known as “the consummate jurist” and “a constitutional giant” by peers, Albin’s career combined public service, private practice, and judicial leadership.
- Birth place: Brooklyn
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