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Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq.

Certified Criminal Trial Attorney

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.

He continued his education and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1988 and was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar Association as an Attorney at Law. He also was 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 with 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 the methods and practices of 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 practices, civil rights, and employment litigation matters.

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, with 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 and 2009, 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 areas.

Prosecutor Bianchi is a member of the Morris County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the National Italian American Bar Association, and is the President and founder of the Italian American Bar Association of New Jersey.

Prosecutor Bianchi was formally nominated on May 10, 2007 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.

Since being sworn in, Prosecutor Bianchi has created an Intelligence Crime Task Force and a Community Affairs Unit. These units have won numerous awards and serve as statewide models for law enforcement.

Prosecutor Bianchi has been honored by the Rotary Club, Borough of Morris Plains, the Morris County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, and many other civil and community organizations. He was also recognized by the NJ School Resource Officers Association for his leadership in the area of school violence prevention.

Prosecutor Bianchi received the Community Service Award from the NY/NJ Asian-American Law Enforcement Advisory Board, the District Attorney of the Year Award from the National Council of Columbia Associations in Civil Service, Prosecutor of the Year Award from the NJ Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, and the Man of the Year from the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey.

He served as the Grand Marshal of the Morris County Columbus Day Parade and currently serves on the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey’s Executive Board.