Gwendolyn Blue

Professional career

• Since February 1, 2025, Judge Blue has been officially designated as the Criminal Presiding Judge for the Camden Vicinage, a role that oversees criminal case assignments and judicial leadership in the district.
• The Criminal Presiding Judge for the Camden Vicinage (Vicinage 4) of the New Jersey Superior Court, appointed in 2008 and serving in the criminal division
• She also serves as the Acting Assignment Judge for Camden County in the event the regular assignment judge is unavailable

Education

Additional information

• Her career has been shaped by her work on police brutality cases, including a 1987 case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which inspired her lifelong focus on reform
• The first in her family to attend law school and become a judge.
• Blue has participated in public forums, such as the Justice in Action seminar at Camden County College, where she discussed criminal justice challenges and reform goals alongside other judges