Politics & Government

Cherry Hill Appoints Judith Charny as First Female Judge

Charny has served as Chief Prosecutor for Cherry Hill for three years, and worked with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office prior to that.

Cherry Hill has its first female judge in township history.

Cherry Hill’s current Chief Municipal Prosecutor Judith S. Charny, Esq. was appointed to serve as Municipal Judge by Mayor Chuck Cahn and her appointment was approved by Council Monday night, the township announced this week.

She will serve as one of three municipal judges through Dec. 31, 2016.

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“Judith has done an extraordinary job as a Municipal Prosecutor, and has an outstanding reputation in Cherry Hill and throughout the legal community in South Jersey,” Cahn said. “I have no doubt that, as Judge, she will continue to serve this community in the same tradition of excellence she has displayed in her previous roles.”

Charny has served as a prosecutor in the township for 14 years and Chief Prosecutor for the last three.

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“I am honored to continue to serve the people of Cherry Hill in this capacity and am eager to begin in my new role,” Charny said.

Charny joined the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office in 1984. Prior to that, she was a Court Clerk in Mercer County. She went on to serve as Assistant Camden County Prosecutor for five years. She gained extensive experience in the area of domestic violence that helped her develop a passion for Family Law.

Charny’s work in family law has earned her a number of awards and honors.

In 2011, the South Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners named Charny its “Women’s Advocate of the Year.”

Most recently, she was she was recognized by New Jersey Monthly magazine as a Leading Women’s Entrepreneur Finalist for 2013.

An active member of the New Jersey State Bar, Camden County Bar and Burlington County Bar Associations, Charny has been listed among the region’s top attorneys by South Jersey Magazine and SJ Magazine every year since 2007.

She has been featured in Suburban Family Magazine, Camden County Woman, and SNJ Business People, and was inducted in to National Association of Professional and Executive Women’s “Women of Excellence” registry in 2008.

Charny holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. She is a Master in the Thomas S. Forkin Family Law Inns of Court and is on its Executive Committee. Additionally, she is a Matrimonial Early Settlement Panelist in the Superior Court of New Jersey for both Camden and Burlington Counties, and has served on the District IV Ethics Committee of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

In addition to her professional achievements, Charny and her family are actively involved in community service, including fundraising for the American Cancer Society, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, Cooper University Hospital, The Cooper Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Katz Jewish Community Center and Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey.

Charny has also volunteered for the Samost Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern New Jersey.


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