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# John I. Gizzo

New Jersey Superior Court, Essex Vicinage · Criminal Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Essex 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

- Superior Court Judge for Vicinage 5 (Essex County, NJ), appointed in 2015, and as of December 2025 is also designated as a Wiretap Judge for the county
- John Gizzo serves as a Superior Court Judge of Vicinage 5 in Essex County, New Jersey

### Education

- JD from Seton Hall University School of Law (1985–1988) and a BA in Political Science from Seton Hall University (1981–1985)

### Additional information

- Owner, John I. Gizzo, L.L.C. (since 1996)
- On December 18, 2025, the New Jersey Courts officially designated Judge John I. Gizzo as a Wiretap Judge for Vicinage 5.
- Appointed by then‐Governor Chris Christie and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on August 13, 2015.
- This designation replaced Judge John Zunic’s role in the same jurisdiction
- Judge Gizzo has been active in public court events, such as presiding over the swearing‐in of new assistant prosecutors in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, where he noted the value of his own prosecutorial experience



## 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.