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# Robert G. Wilson

New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage · Criminal Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren 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


### Education

- B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1991 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994.

### Additional information

- Has served in multiple divisions: the Civil Division in Somerset County (2019–2020 and 2021–present) and the Family Division in both Somerset and Hunterdon Counties at various times between 2016 and 2021.
- Joined the Superior Court of New Jersey, Vicinage 13 (Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Counties) in 2015.
- Wilson held the role of an elected member of the Somerville Borough Council, including a term as Council President in 2005.
- His assignments reflect a broad judicial experience in civil, family, and criminal matters
- Before joining the bench, Wilson practiced law at Trombadore & Wilson, PC and Kovacs & Wilson
- handling trial and appellate proceedings across civil, criminal, and family law.
- He also contributed to the legal community through leadership roles, including chairman of the Somerset County District XIII Attorney’s Fee Arbitration Committee and co-chairman of the Somerset County Bar Association Criminal Practice Committee.
- He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Somerset County Bar Association, participating in both the Criminal Law and Family Law Sections
- Judge Robert G. Wilson combines extensive legal practice experience, judicial service across multiple divisions, and community leadership, making him a well-rounded member of the New Jersey judiciary.



## 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.