Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

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Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the district of New Jersey.
 
The vote was 92-5 on Wednesday for Brian Martinotti, who has served as a judge on the Superior Court of New Jersey since 2002. Obama nominated him to the district court post in June 2015.

Martinotti worked from 1987 to 2002 at the law firm of Beattie Padovano LLC, where he was elevated to partner in 1994. While at the firm, Martinotti also served as a councilmember for the borough of Cliffside Park from 1991 to 2002.

He was a law clerk to Judge Roger M. Kahn of the New Jersey Tax Court from 1986 to 1987.

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• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
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