Hon. James Hely

James Hely is a judge on the 12th Vicinage Superior Court in Union County, New Jersey. He was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine in June 2009 and reappointed in June 2016. Hely earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg College and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Camden School of Law. Prior to his judicial appointment, he served as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney and was a member of the Weiseman Hely DiGioia law firm. He has also lectured on legal topics for various associations. His professional achievements include membership on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence, the New Jersey State Bar Association Master, the Richard J. Hughes Inn of Court, and the American Board of Trial Advocates – New Jersey, among others. Hely has contributed to legal scholarship through publications in the New Jersey Law Journal, the New Jersey Law of Personal Injury, and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.