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# Gregg A. Padovano

New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen Vicinage · Civil Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen 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

- On July 22, 2026, Judge Padovano approved a $1.675 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging child abuse in a City of Englewood after‐school program
- Judge in the Vicinity 2 Superior Court of Bergen County, New Jersey, assigned to the Civil Division

### Education



### Additional information

- Before joining the bench, Padovano practiced law as an associate at Beattie Padovano, LLC
- Experienced New Jersey Superior Court judge with a background in both private practice and public service, currently handling civil cases in Bergen County’s Vicinage 2, and has been involved in significant recent settlements and ongoing litigation
- Admissions: He has been admitted to multiple federal and state courts, including the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the U.S. Third Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court



## 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.