Julien Xavier Neals
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 19, 2021
- Senate vote
- 66 to 33
- Confirmed
- Jun 8, 2021
- Commissioned
- Jun 22, 2021
Education
- B.A., Morehouse College, 1986
- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1991
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Seymour Margulies, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1991-1992
- Private practice, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1993-2006,2014-2015
- Chief judge, Newark [New Jersey] Municipal Court, 2006-2008
- City of Newark, New Jersey, 2008-2014
- corporation counsel, 2008-2010
- business administrator, 2010-2014
- Bergen County, New Jersey, 2015-2021
- county counsel, 2015-2021
- acting county administrator, 2016-2021
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, February 26, 2015; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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