Michael Guadagno, Husband of Lt. Gov., Elevated to Appellate Judge
Guadagno had been a Superior Court judge
Superior Court Judge Michael Guadagno, the husband of Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, has been elevated to the Appellate Division effective Aug. 1, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced late Tuesday.
Guadagno, a Monmouth Beach resident, was appointed to the bench in 2005 by Gov. Richard Codey. He served as a family court judge in Monmouth County until 2008 when he was transferred to the family court in Ocean County. In 2010, he returned to Monmouth County as presiding judge of the family court.
He served a temporary assignment to the Appellate Division earlier this year.
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court is the state's intermediate appellate court, according to a statement from the New Jersey Judiciary. The division consists of 32 judges who hear appeals from decisions of the trial courts, state tax court and state administrative agencies.
The division decides approximately 6,500 appeals and 7,500 motions each year.
"I am honored to be able to serve in this new capacity and look forward to joining the esteemed judges of the Appellate Division," said Guadagno, in a statement Tuesday. "I have enjoyed working with the dedicated judges, staff and members of the bar in both Monmouth and Ocean counties."
Before his appointment to the bench, Guadagno worked in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force in New York and the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey, where he served as the chief of the frauds division from 1991 to 2002.
Mrs. G.
7:32 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Who "elevated" him to this position? This should be ALL OVER the news!
Herky
10:44 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
HIS WIFE???
Frank DeLucia
5:33 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
I thought the NJ state Senate approved state judgeships. Call them. Democrat controlled. They must have deemed the guy qualified.
Marlboro Mann
5:06 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Politics as usual and a double state pension to boot!
Welcome to New Jersey, the Cesspool State
Cynthia H
5:16 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
So it seems that he wouldn't have been elevated without help from his wife. That sounds like a familiar story.
Michael
6:35 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Did anybody ever think maybe he actually was elevated because of his skill. It's all the jumping to conclusions that make politics corrupt. There is obviously not enough evidence in this article to support any of the previous comments.
Robert Romano
7:50 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
What a coincidence. Lt guadagno's husband elevated to apellate judge and Christie's chief of staffs' ( Deb Grimancioni) husband Chris Grimaconi promoted to Monmouth County Prosecutor. Politics as usual!!!
Claudine Scozzari
10:25 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
All done by a RULING JUDGE forgetting what country is paying his paycheck.
All done with my tax dollars. In Monmouth County, the RULING JUDGE is in direct violation of the State Constitution, and the representative from the AG's office supposedly sharing his bed doesn't have a problem with it!
Holt Collier
12:39 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Claudine - the county pays his check not the country and since you paid a total $5304 of property taxes - only a small amount of which go to the county, I wouldnt be all that worried.
Claudine Scozzari
12:52 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Holt - Thank you for pointing out my typo. I wasn't very good at typing in high school.
It is not the amount I contribute that bothers me.
It is the entire concept of the AG and the rest of the court system not abiding by the State Constitution. This article was published the day before JULY 4th - the day the declaration of independence was signed in the City of Philadelphia.
We are still a young nation, and for the people on the government payroll to ignore the State and Country's laws that make us the United States of America just because you are a lawyer or judge does not make a whole lot of common sense. Over the course of several years, there has a movement by the Attorney General's Office and the judges who grant them what they want to ignore State laws that have been in place for many many years. Appointments of the Monmouth County prosecutor is one of many decisions that are suspicious.
Where are the County Freeholders and the rest of the Monmouth County legislative body for allowing this type of action to have taken place by the judiciary branch of government.
The judiciary is charged with enforcing the laws of the State and of the Federal government. The USA is not a sovereign nation. The USA is a government for the people, by the people. Monmouth County is not a government for the Attorney General and the RULING JUDGE.
Holt Collier
1:19 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
You are very naive claudine - you have not turned 40 yet so maybe it is the folly of youth.
The USA is actually NOT a government for the people by the people it is a federal constitutional republic. The founders knew damn well that the people were mostly illiterate and did not have the ability to govern themselves. Could you imagine if the 99% could actually have a say in our government? It would be complete chaos and anarchy. We have to give them just enough that they have their base needs fulfilled so that they don't riot.
Claudine Scozzari
1:28 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
My birth certificate is filed in the government offices of Monmouth County.
I suggest you do your homework.
Claudine Scozzari
1:26 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
In response to the comment I received in my inbox via e-mail:
Formation of the Treasury Department of the United States of America (AKA the banking industry) ---
Read the The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Women will play a crucial role in creating the nation by preparing ready-made clothing and the education of the children of this nation, along with any other tasks that are required for the success of the USA.
C Jennings
9:39 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Glad to see him leave family court, he is unfair and obviously dislikes women!
Claudine Scozzari
9:40 am on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Does Monmouth County have women who have gone through family court and who are able to handle adult legal matters without having to have the case law go through a family court room?