Chief Justice Rabner today elevated Judge John C. Kennedy to the Appellate Division, effective on September 1. Judge Kennedy currently sits in the Civil Division, Essex County. He had served in the Criminal Division since being appointed to the bench by Governor McGreevey in 2003. A former law clerk for an Appellate Division judge, Judge Kennedy has had diverse experience, including private practice, service as Corporation Counsel for the City of Jersey City, and teaching at Seton Hall Law School, his alma mater.
Judge Kennedy will be missed in Essex County. But he will be a welcome addition to the Appellate Division.