Hon. Thomas J. Laconte

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New Jersey Vicinage 11 Superior Court </div>
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<b>Thomas J. LaConte</b> is a <a href="/New_Jersey_Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Superior Court">Superior Court</a> judge in the <a href="/New_Jersey_Vicinage_11" title="New Jersey Vicinage 11">Passaic County</a> district of <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. He serves on the Civil Part.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> He was appointed in 2005 and reappointed with tenure in 2012. LaConte may serve until he reaches the <a href="/Mandatory_retirement_age" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandatory retirement age">mandatory retirement age</a> in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>LaConte received his bachelor's degree from Lafayette College and his <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Rutgers University School of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-press_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-press-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<p>Before joining the Superior Court, LaConte was a senior partner at <i>Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman, and Leonard</i>. From 1979 until his appointment in 2005, he served as a municipal attorney for North Caldwell. He was also a lecturer of contract and construction litigation at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.<sup id="cite_ref-press_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-press-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_associations">Awards and associations</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards">Awards</span></h3>
<ul><li><b>1998:</b> Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law</li>
<li><b>1998:</b> Volunteer Lawyers Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service and Commitment to Public Interest Law, Passaic County Legal Aid Society</li></ul>
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<ul><li><b>1990-1991:</b> President, Passaic County Bar Association</li>
<li><b>1985-2002:</b> Trustee, Passaic County Legal Aid Society</li>
<li>Investigator, Passaic County Ethics Committee<sup id="cite_ref-press_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-press-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey_(Judicial)" title="Passaic County, New Jersey (Judicial)">Passaic County, New Jersey</a></li>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/passaic/">Vicinage 11</a></li></ul>
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