David J. Weaver at a glance
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- Civil Judge
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David J. Weaver
Civil Judge · New Jersey Superior Court, Morris/Sussex Vicinage
Biography
Professional career
- Judge of the Morris/Sussex County Superior Court’s Civil Division in New Jersey, appointed in 2014, and currently on judicial recall after retirement
- He previously held the role of Sussex County Prosecutor from 2003
- Private practice in Newton, NJ, as associate at Trapasso, Dolan & Hollander and later partner at Hollander, Hontz, Weaver, Hinkes & Pasculli
- Judge Weaver serves in Vicinage 10 of the Morris/Sussex County Superior Court, Civil Division
Education
Additional information
- Joined the bench by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on June 30, 2014
- overseeing criminal investigations, prosecutions, and law enforcement supervision, and co‐founded the Street Gang Awareness Task Force
- This recall is pursuant to N.J.S.A.
- 43:6A‐13 and requires the judge’s consent
- Weaver’s legal work spans family law, negligence, civil litigation, land use, and municipal law.
- He is a member of the Sussex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations
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