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# James Bucci

New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage · Criminal Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Criminal 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

- James Bucci, also known as Jim, serves as a judge of the New Jersey Vicinage 4 Superior Court, having assumed office in 2022 with a term ending in 2029
- Effective February 1, 2025, Judge Bucci was reassigned to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in Camden County
- Before becoming a judge, he served as a partner at Genova Burns LLC and was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Monthly for nine consecutive years

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and his law degree from Temple University School of Law.

### Additional information

- Nominated by Governor Phil Murphy on February 28, 2022, and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on May 26, 2022.
- He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1991 and later admitted to practice in New York State in 2010.
- His professional experience spans multiple courts, including the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, and various Superior and Municipal Courts
- Beyond his legal career, Bucci has been active in his community, serving on the Environmental Commission, Planning Board, and Little League Baseball Board in his hometown of Haddonfield, New Jersey.



## 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.