Harold W. Fullilove Jr. at a glance
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- Family Presiding Judge
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- New Jersey · State
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Harold W. Fullilove Jr.
Family Presiding Judge · New Jersey Superior Court, Essex Vicinage
Biography
Professional career
- As of March 1, 2026, he has been reassigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court in Essex County and designated as the Family Presiding Judge
- Fullilove was appointed Municipal Court Judge for the City of Orange in 1988, serving until 1991, when he was elevated to the New Jersey Superior Court
- He then worked at the Essex County Prosecutor's Office (1974–1976) and the Corporation Counsel's Office for the City of Newark
Education
- He earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1973 and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar the same year, as well as to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985
Additional information
- In October 2023, he was honored for 50 years of membership in the Essex County Bar Association.
- In 2016, he joined the New Jersey Vicinage 5 Superior Court by Governor Chris Christie, with his term initially ending in 2023.
- In 1976, he joined the law firm Love & Randall and later co-founded Fullilove & Bland, Esqs., in 1984.
- Following his undergraduate studies, he served in the U.S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged in 1970.
- After law school, Fullilove began his career clerking for the Honorable Van Y. Clinton.
- His early career combined public service and private practice, establishing a foundation for his judicial work
- He has held leadership roles including Essex County Presiding Judge: Criminal and Chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court Standing Committee on Minority Concerns.
- Judge Fullilove was an active member of the North Jersey Men's Club, the Garden State Bar Association, and numerous local, state, and national bar associations.
- He was also deeply involved in his church community, serving as a Deacon and former Chairperson at Bethany Baptist Church
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