Noel Lawrence Hillman at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- District Court, D. New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
- Judicial service
- Former
Noel Lawrence Hillman
Former Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · Judge · Former · June 12, 2006–Former · Assignment source ↗
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, D. New Jersey, 2006-present
- After retiring in 2024, Hillman joined Gibbons P.C. as a partner, leading the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and providing counsel to its White Collar & Investigations Group
- Retired American federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 2006 until his retirement in 2024
- Noel Hillman Adjunct Professor a man with a serious face Location Rutgers Law School 217 N 5th St 609 Camden, NJ 08102 Role Adjunct Faculty Biography NOEL L. HILLMAN was appointed June 12, 2006 by President George W. Bush to serve as a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey after being confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate (98-0)
- Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1992-2001
- Noel Hillman Before becoming a federal prosecutor, Judge Hillman was a litigation associate in the New York law firm of Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith (1988-1992) and clerked for the Hon
- Law clerk, Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986-1988
Education
- Seton Hall University — J.D. (1985)
- Monmouth University — B.A. (1981)
- New York University School of Law
- Seton Hall University School of Law
Additional information
- Private practice, New Jersey, 1986-present
- chief, 2003-2006
- acting chief, 2002-2003
- principal deputy chief, 2001-2002
- deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2000-2001
- Private practice, New York, 1988-1992
- Born December 22, 1956, in Red Bank, New Jersey
- Date of birth: 1956-01-01
- During his tenure, Judge Hillman handled a wide range of federal cases, including employment law, corporate law, constitutional law, education law, customs law, anti‐money laundering, anti‐corruption, trade regulation, defamation, antitrust, trade secrets, patents, copyright, and trademark matters
- Birth place: Red Bank, NJ
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Sources
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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey current judicial profile
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