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Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Biographies

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Esq.
Trial Team Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Esq. earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1988. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, New Jersey in 1992.

After graduating law school, Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood served as the law clerk to the Honorable Stephen F. Smith, J.S.C., who at the time was the Presiding Criminal Judge in Morris County. 

She became an Assistant Prosecutor with the Union County Prosecutor's Office in March of 1995 and worked in the Appellate, Juvenile, Pre-Disposition Conference Unit and the Trial Team. Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood returned to Morris County in December of 1997 to serve as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. She was assigned to the Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit for eight years, the last four years as Supervisor of the Unit. In that capacity, Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood was recognized by the New Jersey chapter of ASIS for her leadership skills and commitment to the Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit. In March of 2006, Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood was assigned to the Professional Standards Unit to handle sensitive and confidential investigations and prosecutions such as those committed by public officials.

Prosecutor Bianchi has assigned Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood to supervise the Trial Team. In this capacity, she reviews all third and fourth degree cases within the Trial Team and recommends any additional investigation, outlines evidential issues and formulates and approves plea offers. Furthermore, Assistant Prosecutor Calderwood helps implement a training program for assistant prosecutors to enhance their trial skills.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Leslie E. Wade, Esq.
Major Crimes Unit Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor Leslie E. Wade, Esq., earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, in 1987. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers Law School, Camden, in 1990.

Assistant Prosecutor Wade has dedicated his professional career to serving the citizens of Morris County. After law school he moved to Morris County and clerked for the Honorable Marianne Espinosa, J.S.C., who at the time was sitting in the Morris vicinage. After his clerkship, Assistant Prosecutor Wade was hired as a Morris County Assistant Prosecutor where he has served for the last 16 years. 

He was originally assigned to the Early Disposition Conference Unit and progressively was entrusted with increased responsibilities. He was the first Assistant Prosecutor to vertically prosecute all criminal Domestic Violence complaints. He was a Trial Team Leader and supervised many Units within the Office including Sex Crimes/Child Abuse, White Collar Fraud, Forfeiture, Computer Crimes, and Weapons Returns.

Prosecutor Bianchi has called upon Assistant Prosecutor Wade to supervise the Major Crimes Unit.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor John McNamara, Jr., Esq.
Special Enforcement Unit Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor John McNamara, Jr., Esq. graduated from the University of Scranton in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in History. He graduated from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1989.

Upon graduation from law school, he served as judicial clerk to the Hon. Donald G. Collester, Jr., J.A.D., who currently serves in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

In 1990, he was hired by Robert M. Morgenthau as an Assistant District Attorney for New York County.

From 1990 to 1991, he was assigned to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for New York City, where he prosecuted drug distribution cases. Subsequently, he was assigned to the Trial Division of the District Attorney for New York County. In 1992, he was appointed to the Homicide Bureau. He prosecuted homicide cases until he left to join the Morris County Prosecutor's Office in 1996 under Prosecutor John B. Dangler.

Assistant Prosecutor McNamara was assigned to the Major Crimes Unit and Trial Division upon his hiring at the Prosecutor's Office. He served in this capacity until September of 1998, when he briefly left the office for private practice. He was rehired as an Assistant Prosecutor in February of 2000 by Prosecutor Dangler.

In December of 2001, he was promoted to Chief of the Major Crimes Unit as the supervising attorney. He continues to serve in that position under Prosecutor Bianchi.

Assistant Prosecutor McNamara has prosecuted numerous homicide cases on behalf of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, including capital cases. He also has handled other cases involving kidnappings, robberies, sexual assaults, money laundering and conspiracy.

In 2005, he served as Chairman of the Morris County Prosecutor's Committee to implement electronic recordation of suspect stationhouse interviews on a county-wide basis.

He is currently a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Charge Committee. He also serves as a member on several committees formed by the Attorney General for the State of New Jersey regarding criminal practice and DNA litigation.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Smith, Esq.
Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit

Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Smith, Esq. earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, in 1992. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, New Jersey in 1996.

While in college and law school she worked as an intern and law clerk in the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Upon her graduation from Law School, Assistant Prosecutor Smith served as a dual law clerk to the Honorable B. Theodore Bozonelis, A.J.S.C. and the Honorable Catherine M. Langlois, J.S.C., who were both serving in the Criminal Court in Morris County.

Assistant Prosecutor Smith was hired immediately following her clerkship and has been assigned to the Juvenile Unit, Trial Team, Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit and Special Enforcement Unit. In March of 2006, she was re-assigned to the Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit as the Supervising Assistant Prosecutor. The majority of her career has been spent serving the victims of sexual assault and prosecuting those defendants who prey upon the children of Morris County.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Robert Weber, Esq.
Specialized Crimes/Fraud Unit Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor Robert (Bob) Weber, a life-long resident of Morris County, joined the Morris County Prosecutor's Office in September of 1989. Assistant Prosecutor Weber graduated from American University, Washington, D.C., in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in American History.

In 1988, Assistant Prosecutor Weber earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden. Upon graduation from law school, Assistant Prosecutor Weber served as a law clerk to former Superior Court Judge Daniel R. Coburn.

Since joining the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Assistant Prosecutor Weber has been assigned to a variety of units within the office: the Intake Unit, the Juvenile/Domestic Violence Unit, the Trial Unit, the Forfeiture Unit and the Narcotics/Gambling Unit of the Special Enforcement Section. In 1995, Assistant Prosecutor Weber was designated the Chief Assistant Prosecutor of the Office's Special Enforcement Section and the Forfeiture Unit.

Assistant Prosecutor Weber has spent more than 17 years investigating and prosecuting drug offenders in Morris County. He is committed to disrupting illegal drug activity in our community.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Tia Manochio, Esq.
Family Division Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor Tia Manochio, Esq., obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Seton Hall University in 1997, majoring in Criminal Justice. Following graduation, she earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, NJ in 2000.

After graduating from Law School, Assistant Prosecutor Manochio served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Joseph Riva, J.S.C., who at the time was assigned to the Criminal Part, in Passaic County. She became an Assistant Prosecutor with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office in September 2001. She was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit.

In December 2002, Assistant Prosecutor Manochio joined the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit. Over the past four and a half years, Assistant Prosecutor Manochio has prosecuted numerous cases involving Domestic Violence. As part of her assignment in the Domestic Violence Unit, she supervised the Weapon Return Unit, which included the review and determination of whether or not to return weapons to persons involved in Domestic Violence situations. Additionally she provided legal assistance to the municipal police departments with questions relating to Domestic Violence, Weapon Forfeiture and Return and Violations of Restraining Orders. Assistant Prosecutor Manochio also coordinated the training curriculum for the Morris County mandatory annual In-Service Training Program for all law enforcement officers within the County.

In December 2004, Assistant Prosecutor Manochio was recognized by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office for professionalism and legal efforts in protecting victims of domestic violence. In February 2007, she received her teaching certification from the State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice Police Training Commission to instruct law enforcement officers in the area of Domestic Violence and the Annual In-Service Training Program.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Erin Smith Wisloff, Esq.
Appellate Division Supervisor

Assistant Prosecutor Erin Smith Wisloff, Esq. earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1989. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Widener Law School, Wilmington, Delaware in 1992.

After graduating law school Assistant Prosecutor Wisloff served as the law clerk to the Honorable Donald G. Collester, J.A.D., who currently serves in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

In 1993 she was hired by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office as an Assistant Prosecutor and was assigned initially to the Appellate Unit, then to the Domestic Violence Unit and later went on to co-supervise the Juvenile Unit.

In April of 1997, Assistant Prosecutor Wisloff joined the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and was assigned to the Trial Division. In 2001, she was assigned to supervise the Grand Jury Unit where she was responsible for coordinating, preparing and presenting all of the Trial Division cases to the Grand Jury.

Prosecutor Bianchi has assigned Assistant Prosecutor Wisloff to supervise the Appellate Division. In addition to handling appeals, she is responsible for supervising the law library and law clerk staff.

Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Catherine Broderick, Esq.

After graduating from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Assistant Prosecutor Catherine Broderick earned her Juris Doctorate Degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. She then served as Judicial Clerk to the Honorable David S. Cramp, P.J.S.C., in Morris County Superior Court.

In 1989, she was appointed as an Assistant Prosecutor in Morris County, by then Prosecutor Lee S. Trumbull. She was assigned to the Trial Unit, prosecuting numerous crimes including bank robbery, kidnapping, drug possession and burglary. In 1990, she joined the Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit. During her six years, in the unit, she prosecuted over 500 cases involving child physical and sexual abuse, incest, domestic violence, stalking and adult sexual assault.

In 1994, Assistant Prosecutor Broderick began to prosecute Morris County’s first Megan’s Law cases, in addition to her responsibilities in the Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit.. In 1996, then Prosecutor John Dangler, selected her to establish a new unit to handle Megan’s Law cases.

In 1999, Assistant Prosecutor Broderick was named to serve as the Legal Liaison to the F.B.I. Innocent Images Task Force. This Task Force investigated cases of child pornography on the Internet. She prosecuted numerous cases of child pornography and internet child luring.

In 2002, the Special Victims Unit was formed and Assistant Prosecutor Broderick was named Supervisor of the Unit. In addition to handling Megan’s Law cases, the Special Victims Unit handled Missing Person cases, physical child abuse crimes, Bias Crimes and cases in the Crimes Against the Retired and Elderly (C.A.R.E.) Unit. The CARE Unit is designed to prosecute crimes in which the retired or elderly are targeted.

Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. has named Assistant Prosecutor Broderick as the Supervising Assistant Prosecutor in the Megan’s Law and Missing Persons Units, and the Drug Court Team.

In addition to her other responsibilities, Assistant Prosecutor Broderick has taught over 125 classes to numerous law enforcement and community groups on various topics including child sexual abuse, the effectiveness of Multi-Disciplinary Teams, internet safety for parents, crime prevention for seniors, and of course Megan’s Law.

Assistant Prosecutor Broderick is a graduate of the Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court, and the Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Inn of Court, and the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Morris Program.

She is a member of the Morris County Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar Association. She is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris County Bar Association, and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Criminal Practice Committee. She is a member of the National District Attorney’s Association, and the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Security Council.