Associate Justice Anne M. Patterson

Justice Anne M. Patterson was nominated as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court by Gov, Chris Christie and was sworn in on Sept. 1, 2011. She was nominated for tenure by Gov. Phil Murphy and was sworn in on July 31, 2018.

Justice Patterson was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1959. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in government in 1980 and received her law degree from Cornell Law School in 1983.

At the time of her appointment, Justice Patterson was a partner at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti. Her practice focused on product liability, intellectual property and commercial litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Justice Patterson served as chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association product liability and toxic tort section, as an officer and trustee of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, and as a trustee of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. From 1991 to 2006, Justice Patterson served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character.

Justice Patterson began her legal career as an associate at Riker Danzig. She left the firm in 1989 to serve as a deputy attorney general and special assistant to New Jersey Attorney General Peter N. Perretti, Jr., handling civil litigation and criminal appeals on behalf of the state. She rejoined Riker Danzig in 1992.