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# Daniel D. Barnes

New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic Vicinage · Civil Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Civil Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media access and electronic devices

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.

[New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [Official roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts official judicial roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Daniel Barnes is a seasoned attorney turned judge, now serving in the Civil Part of the New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County

### Education


### Additional information

- Joined the New Jersey Superior Court by Governor Phil Murphy on May 12, 2025, with confirmation by the state Senate on June 30, 2025, and he began his judicial service on July 21, 2025.
- FINRA arbitrations and corporate governance matters Barnes represented employers in enforcing or contesting restrictive covenants, such as covenants not to compete, covenants not to solicit, and covenants protecting confidential or proprietary information
- His extensive litigation experience provides him with a strong foundation for handling complex civil cases in the Law Division
- Before joining the bench, Barnes had a distinguished career as a civil litigator at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law), where he practiced for over 23 years.
- Assigned to the Law Division, Civil Part in the Passaic County Vicinage, where he primarily hears civil litigation matters



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Jersey Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9ef48d54ca091cafd206659) — 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](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.