lawyer
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Fordham University
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in 1985, and her
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from Seton Hall University in 1992. Between college and law school, from 1985 until 1989, Padin worked as a
social worker
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in New York and New Jersey.
Legal career
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 was the senior managing partner of the Law Offices of Evelyn Padin, where her focus was on
criminal defense
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and personal injury law. Padin served as a municipal court judge in
Faith S. Hochberg
Faith S. Hochberg (; born 1950) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education
Hochberg was born in East Orange, New Jersey. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ...
, who retired on March 6, 2015. Padin was recommended by Senator Robert Menendez. On March 2, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 4, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On May 24, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–39 vote. On May 25, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 51–43 vote. She received her judicial commission on June 24, 2022. She is the second Latina federal judge for the District of New Jersey.
Memberships
Padin served as the president of the New Jersey State Bar Association from 2019 to 2020. 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.