Bahir Kamil

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Bahir Kamil

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Prior offices
New Jersey Vicinage 5 Superior Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Rutgers University

Law

Rutgers University School of Law


Bahir Kamil was a judge for the Criminal Division of the Vicinage 5 Superior Court in New Jersey. The court presides over Essex County.[1] He was nominated to the court by Governor Chris Christie (R) and confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on August 18, 2014.[2] He retired from the court in 2021.[3]

Education[edit]

Kamil received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree from the Rutgers University School of Law.[4]

Career[edit]

  • 2014-2021: Judge, Criminal Division, Vicinage 5 Superior Court
  • 2003-2014: Judge, Newark Municipal Court
  • 1994-2004: Adjunct professor of African, African-American and Caribbean studies, William Paterson University
  • 1988-2004: Partner, Kamil & Jones, South Orange, New Jersey
  • 1988-1992: Assistant corporation counsel, Newark, New Jersey
  • 1987: Admitted to the New Jersey Bar [4]

See also[edit]

  • Courts in New Jersey
  • Essex County, New Jersey
  • Judicial selection in New Jersey

External links[edit]

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  • Footnotes[edit]

    1. New Jersey Courts, "Order – New Superior Court Judge Bahir Kamil – Initial Assignment Order," August 18, 2014
    2. NJ.com, "N.J. Senate confirms eight Christie nominees to be judges in Essex County," August 18, 2014
    3. New Jersey Courts, "Judges' Biographies," October 8, 2015
    4. 4.0 4.1 New Jersey Law Journal, "Christie Withdraws Essex Co. Judicial Nominations," June 30, 2014

    New Jersey courts

    Federal courts:

    Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey

    State courts:

    New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court

    State resources:

    Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey



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