**Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio** was appointed to the District of New Jersey in March 2003. Judge Donio graduated from Rutgers University School of Law–Camden in 1988 with Highest Honors, receiving an award for the highest academic average of the graduating class. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Rutgers Law Journal. Following her clerkship, she maintained a private practice concentrating in civil litigation, commercial law, and education law, and served on New Jersey Supreme Court committees on professional ethics. **Education** - Rutgers University School of Law–Camden, J.D., 1988 (Highest Honors; Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Journal) **Career** - Law clerk, Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez, U.S. District Court, D.N.J., 1988–1989 - Private practice, civil litigation, commercial law, and education law, 1989–2003 - U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of New Jersey, 2003–present
**Division:** Camden **Courthouse:** Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse, 4th & Cooper Streets, Camden, NJ 08101 **Chambers:** Courtroom 3A **Phone:** (856) 757-5211 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Susan Bush, (856) 757-5319
Courtesy copies are required for settlement memorandums. Details: 1 copy, delivery within 7 days, by email. Settlement memoranda must be submitted to chambers via email one week before conference.
The rule requires case description, mediation history, defenses positions, non monetary terms, claims counterclaims, prior settlement offers, and settlement demand offer. Settlement memoranda must include specific required content elements.
The rule requires attorney appearance, personal appearance, and settlement authority. All parties and representatives with settlement authority must appear in person.
Requests should be made at least 7 calendar days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Ann Marie Donio. The request must include reason for request and adversary position. Settlement conference adjournment requests require informal letter with good cause, specific reasons, and opposing counsel's position, submitted at least 7 days in advance unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
Settlement memoranda must include specific required content elements.
Settlement memoranda must be submitted to chambers via email one week before conference.
All parties and representatives with settlement authority must appear in person.
Requests for excused absence must be in writing 3 days before conference.
Corporate entities must have both corporate representative and outside counsel present.
Government attorneys may be excused if they have primary responsibility and negotiation authority.
Settlement conference adjournment requests require informal letter with good cause, specific reasons, and opposing counsel's position, submitted at least 7 days in advance unless extraordinary circumstances exist.