Orlando Mercado

Professional career

• The court’s decision cleared him of the charges, and his attorney sought reinstatement and back pay

Education

Additional information

• The case proceeded to a bench trial in Essex County Superior Court, where the judge found Mercado not guilty on all counts.
• The judge in this case was not identified in the public summary, but the verdict was a complete acquittal.
• Separately, court records show Orlando Mercado as a defendant in California Superior Court cases in San Bernardino County.
• These were “Other – Other Criminal” matters, with judges such as Michael Camber and Ingrid A. Uhler listed in docket entries.
• These cases are unrelated to any judicial role for Mercado; they are criminal matters in which he was a defendant, not a judge.