Philip E. Haines (born December 31, 1950) is an American Republican

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who served in the

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from January 8, 2008, to October 18, 2010, where he represented the 8th legislative district. He resigned his Senate seat to serve on the New Jersey Superior Court in

Burlington County Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly.

Biography

Haines received a B.A. from

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majoring in History and Political Science, and was awarded a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Newark. He served in the

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from 1970 to 1976, as an E-4.Senator Haines' legislative web page

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. Accessed February 23, 2008. Haines served on the

Burlington County Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly.

Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1997 to 1999 and served as the Burlington County Clerk from 2000 until his election to the State Senate. He served on the New Jersey Council on Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs from 1999 to 2004. In the Senate, Haines served on the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Community and Urban Affairs Committee. Haines was expected to receive a nomination to a

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judgeship after the 2009 general elections were completed. On October 18, 2010, he was confirmed for the Justice of Burlington County Superior Court. Haines previously worked as an attorney with the firm of Caplan Haines. He is a resident of the Juliustown section of

Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Springfield Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,414 reflecting an increase of 187 (+5.8%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 Census, whi ...

References

External links

Senator Phil Haines's Official Site (archive)Senator Haines' legislative web page

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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