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

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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]

* Search Google News for this topic

## 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

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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