Judge Sheila Venable will lead the Essex Vicinage, effective Feb. 1, 2021. (Courtesy photo: NJ Judiciary)
As law firms nationally are reexamining their makeup and hiring policies to have staffs that are more inclusive and diverse, the New Jersey judiciary appears to be upping its own efforts with the appointment of the first Black to lead the state’s largest vicinage.
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced on Wednesday that Superior Court Judge Sheila A. Venable, currently sitting in Hudson County, is to become the new assignment judge for the Essex Vicinage, effective Feb. 1, 2021, becoming the first Black judge to hold the post. She will succeed longtime Judge Sallyanne Floria.
