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Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq.
Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq., graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1981. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies/History from Providence College in 1985 Magna Cum Laude.
Prosecutor Bianchi earned his Juris Doctor degree
from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1988. In 1988, he was admitted to
the New Jersey State Bar as an Attorney at Law, and was also admitted to the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
In 1997, he was admitted to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, Federal District Court of New Jersey.
Prosecutor Bianchi began his legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in 1989. He remained in that office for 7 years.
During his tenure with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, he served in numerous divisions within the office and ultimately as Senior Trial Attorney. Prosecutor Bianchi tried numerous felony cases, including many high profile murder cases. He was assigned the responsibility of training other Assistant Prosecutors in the art of trial advocacy, due to his many successes in the courtroom and his reputation for being a tenacious, but fair assistant prosecutor. He was also a frequent lecturer at various police academies, training cadets on handling courtroom testimony.
In 1996, Prosecutor Bianchi left the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office to become a law partner with his father Angelo (Buddy) Bianchi. For the next 11 years, Prosecutor Bianchi gained invaluable experience in other areas of law, including criminal defense, police practice, civil rights, and employment litigation matters. These trial matters took him to every county courthouse in the State, and to many Federal and Municipal courts, as well.
In 1997, Prosecutor Bianchi applied for and passed his examination to become certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney. This is a major accomplishment and distinction in the legal community, and less than 1% of the attorneys in this State are so qualified. The Certification process is rigorous and requires extensive and successful criminal trial experience, numerous hours of continuing legal education, and vetting by judges and adversaries with whom Prosecutor Bianchi appeared before and tried cases with. Prosecutor Bianchi was also required to pass an extensive written and practical examination to become certified. He was recertified in 2004, after having again demonstrated his continuing expertise in the area of criminal trial practice.
Prosecutor Bianchi is also rated as an A.V. Trial Attorney in the distinguished Martindale Hubble, an independent rating system of attorneys throughout the country. Additionally, this rating system judges the legal ability and ethics of an attorney and the A.V. rating is the highest mark that an attorney can receive for both.
Prosecutor Bianchi is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Association of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, National Italian American Bar Association, President and founder of the Italian American Bar Association of New Jersey, and is a member of the Morris, Hudson, Essex and Monmouth County Bar Associations. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and was founder and president of the Association of Civil Rights Attorneys of New Jersey.
Prosecutor Bianchi was formally nominated on May 10, 2007 by Governor Jon S. Corzine to serve as the Morris County Prosecutor, and was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee. He was thereafter unanimously confirmed by the full Senate on June 18, 2007 and was sworn in as Morris County Prosecutor on June 22, 2007.