Judge Jose R. Almonte: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. José R. Almonte is a magistrate for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He was appointed to the bench by the judges of the District of New Jersey in 2022.

Prior to his appointment, Almonte was an assistant United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, joining the office in 2020. During his tenure there, he served as deputy chief of the Criminal Division (2021) and chief of the Special Prosecutions Division (2021 to 2022).

Almonte had previously served as a federal prosecutor there for seven years beginning in 2010, leaving the office in 2017 to become senior investigations counsel at Stryker. He remained there until returning to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey in 2020. Almonte was also an associate at Dechert LLP in New York City (2005 to 2010).

He received a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. Almonte then completed a J.D. at Rutgers Law School in 2004. He was admitted to practice in New Jersey (2004) and New York (2005).

After graduating from law school, he began his legal career as a law clerk to the New Jersey Supreme Court (2004 to 2005), serving in that capacity until transitioning into the private sector in 2005.