Hon. James H. Pickering, Jr. is a judge for the Atlantic/Cape May County Superior Court (Vicinage 1) in New Jersey. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Chris Christie in 2016.
While on the bench, Pickering has held assignments in the Atlantic County Family Division (2016) and the Cape May County Family Division (2016 to 2019) and Civil Division (2019 to present).
Prior to his appointment, he was a sole practitioner in his own private practice.
Pickering received a B.A. from LaSalle University in 1985. He went on to complete a J.D. at Syracuse University College of Law in 1988.
Pickering was admitted to practice in New Jersey (1988), Pennsylvania (1989), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
He is registered as a Democrat.