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The
SCBA
The
Somerset County Bar Association was founded in 1899. Over
the years, it has served its members, the public and the Somerset
County Judiciary well, providing many services and benefits.
The Officers
and Trustees of the Somerset County Bar Association have a
long tradition of exceptional service to the legal community
and public. Many past Presidents, including the following,
have gone on to fill important legal positions:
Frederick
W. Hall, President in 1945, served as a Justice of the New
Jersey Supreme court and was involved
in numerous landmark decisions. John W. Fritz, President in
1962, was appointed to the Appellate Division and served as
a Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division for over 10 years.
Leon Gerofsky, President in 1937-38, went on to become the
Assignment Judge in the Superior Court, Middlesex County.
David G. Lucas, President in 1972, served our county well
for many years as a Judge in the Superior Court, Law Division.
Samuel Chiaravelli, President in 1953, served as a County
Judge in Somerset.
Stephen
Champi, President in 1973, was the Somerset County Prosecutor
in the mid- to late- 70s. James Bowers, President in 1940,
served his country as a Brigadier General of the National Guard
in World War II and later New Jersey as a State Senator. Raymond
Trombadore, President in 1971 and Cynthia M. Jacob, President
in 1980, went on to serve as Presidents of the New Jersey
State Bar. Finally, our present Assignment Judge for Vicinage
XIII (Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren), Graham T. Ross, was
SCBA President in 1981.
Other
past Presidents have become prominent members of the legal
community. For example, Richard Norris, President in 1970,
is a founding partner of Norris, McLaughlin and Marcus, the
largest law firm in Somerset County.
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