J. R. Powell

Background

Powell, J. R. was born on February 1, 1954 in Woodbury, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jeremiah Robbins and Elaine Claire Powell.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Glassboro (New Jersey) State College, 1976;

Juris Doctor, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, 1979.

Career

Associate, Falciani, Fletcher, Woodbury, 1980-1983;

associate, Weber & Marcus, Woodbury, 1983-1984;

private practice,, Woodbury, 1984-1995;

private practice,, Pitman, since 1995. Municipal court judge Boroughs of Glassboro, Clayton, Pitman, Paulsboro, Townships of Harrison and South Harrison, New Jersey, since 1986, East Greenwich, Greenwich, and Gloucester City, since 1996, Deptford, since 1997. Instructor Conference Municipal Court Judges, Trenton, since 1988, chairman conference, 1992-1994.

Trustee Gloucester County Bar Foundation, 1988-1994. Municipal court committee Supreme Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, Trenton, since 1987, commission on interpreters in the courts, since 1996. Delegate Rules of Evidence Conference, New Brunswick, 1992.

Faculty National Judicial College, Reno, since 1995, Rowan U., Glassboro, New Jersey, 1997. Presiding judge Municipal.Cts., since 1999.

Achievements

• J. R. Powell has been listed as a reputable Lawyer, judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mantua Township School Board, Barnsboro, New Jersey, 1984-1986. President Harrison Township Junior Chamber of Commerce, Richwood, New Jersey, 1974-1975. Trustee Mount Zion United Methodist Church, since 1988.

With United States Army, 1972-1974. Member Gloucester County Bar Association (trustee 1986-1994), secretary 1994-1995), Gloucester County Municipal Judges Association (treasurer, vice president, president since 1987).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, reading, music.

Connections

Married Dianne M. Gilds, February 20, 1983. Children: Sarah Laine, Jillian Ruth.

Father:

Jeremiah Robbins Powell

Mother:

Elaine Claire Powell

Spouse:

Dianne M. Gilds

child:

Sarah Laine Powell

child:

Jillian Ruth Powell