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# Sherwin G. Campbell

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

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Family 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

- the chief judge of the East Orange Municipal Court and a partner at the law firm McDonald & Campbell

### Education

- Touro College Jacob B. Fuchsberg Law Center, law degree
- Rutgers University, undergraduate studies

### Additional information

- His appointment was part of a broader effort by Governor Phil Murphy to fill judicial vacancies and enhance diversity on the bench, with Campbell being among 11 new Superior Court judges confirmed in 2023
- He has extensive experience in both public service and private practice, having held the role of a per diem public defender in the East Orange Municipal Court for 15 years while managing his family’s law firm, which has served the East Orange community for over 50 years
- His legal practice has included work in federal courts such as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, as well as state courts including the New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Superior Courts, Municipal Courts, Tax Court, and Surrogate's Courts
- His appointment contributes to reducing court backlogs and increasing the representation of experienced and diverse judges in New Jersey’s 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.