Evelyn Padin

Evelyn Padin (born 1960) is an American lawyer from New Jersey who is a nominee to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Evelyn Padin
Personal details
Born1960 (age 61–62)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University, New Brunswick (BA)
Fordham University (MSW)
Seton Hall University (JD)

Education

Padin was born in 1960 in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in 1983, her Master of Social Work from Fordham University in 1985, and her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University in 1992.[2] Between college and law school, from 1985 until 1989, Padin worked as a social worker in New York and New Jersey.

Padin started her career as an associate at Linares & Coviello in Bloomfield, New Jersey from 1992 to 1994. In 1995, she founded her own practice and is the senior managing partner of the Law Offices of Evelyn Padin.[2] Padin is a former Jersey City Municipal Court Judge.

Nomination to district court

On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Padin to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.[2] On December 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Padin to the seat vacated by Judge Faith S. Hochberg, who took senior status on March 6, 2015.[3] On March 2, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On April 4, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably by a 12-10 vote. Her nomination is pending before the United States Senate. If confirmed, Padin would be the second Latina federal judge for the District of New Jersey.[5]

Memberships

Padin served as the president of the New Jersey State Bar Association from 2019 to 2020. She was the first Puerto Rican and Latina to serve in this role.[6][7] She also previously served as a trustee to the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey and on the Board of Governors for the New Jersey Association for Justice.[2]

References
  1. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 28, 2022.
  5. Saulsbery, Gabrielle (November 3, 2021). "Biden nominates two to US District Court for New Jersey". NJBIZ. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. "Update: A Brief Survey of Recent Appointments & Nominations to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | Saiber LLC - New Jersey Attorneys at Law". www.saiber.com.
  7. https://tcms.njsba.com/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=11144


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