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# Fabiana Pierre-Louis

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## 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/courts/supreme/about)
- [Official roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/supreme/about)
- [New Jersey Courts official judicial roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/supreme/about)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- On June 5, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy nominated Pierre‐Louis to replace retiring Justice Walter F. Timpone
- Pierre‐Louis began as a law clerk to New Jersey Supreme Court Justice John E. Wallace Jr
- She then served nearly a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, becoming the attorney‐in‐charge of the Trenton and Camden branches — the first woman of color to hold both roles
- After leaving federal service, she was a partner at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads

### Education



### Additional information

- She has also been considered for a federal appellate judgeship in 2023 but declined.
- Fabiana Pierre‐Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court, appointed in 2020 by Governor Phil Murphy and confirmed unanimously by the state Senate
- She graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in 1998, obtained a B.A. in political science from Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2002, and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Camden in 2006
- focusing on complex commercial litigation, white‐collar crime, and government investigations
- On the bench, Pierre‐Louis reviews a wide range of cases, drawing on her criminal law and federal prosecution experience.
- In public speaking, she emphasizes seizing opportunities and the value of a strong work ethic, inspired by her Haitian immigrant parents
- Pierre‐Louis’s appointment broke a historic barrier in New Jersey’s judiciary, enhancing diversity and representation.
- She also worked in the Newark office’s general crimes, organized crime, and gang units



## 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.