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Anne Patterson
Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Background: From 1989 to 1990, Patterson was a deputy attorney general and special assistant to New Jersey Attorney General Peter N. Perretti Jr. In 1992, she returned to Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti as a partner.
At a glance
- Court
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Chris Christie (R)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Chris Christie (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- September 1, 2011
- Current term ends
- April 15, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Dartmouth College, 1980
- Law: Cornell Law School, 1983
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct gubernatorial appointmentThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Anne Patterson’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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