**Judge Christine P. O'Hearn** was appointed to the District of New Jersey by President Joseph R. Biden in 2021. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Judge O'Hearn spent her entire pre-judicial career at the law firm of Brown & Connery LLP in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where she was a partner from 1993 to 2021. She practiced in labor, employment, and complex civil litigation, building over 28 years of trial experience in federal and state courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She also served as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Law in Camden. **Education** - Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1993 - University of Delaware, B.A., 1990 **Career** - Associate/Partner, Brown & Connery LLP, Haddonfield, NJ, 1993–2021 - Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University School of Law–Camden, 2006–2007 - U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey, 2021–present
**Division:** Camden **Courthouse:** Mitchell H. Cohen Building & U.S. Courthouse, 4th & Cooper Streets, Camden, NJ 08101 **Chambers:** Courtroom 5A **Phone:** (856) 757-5167 **Email:** njdnef_ohearn@njd.uscourts.gov **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Haley Minix, (856) 757-5167 - Court Reporter: Meta Goddard, (856) 576-7063
Courtesy copies are required when a filing is > 50 pages. Details: 2 copies, delivery within 7 days, by mail. When electronically filed documents exceed 50 pages, two courtesy copies of the ECF-stamped motion papers must be mailed to Chambers within 7 days of filing on ECF.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for rule 12, remand, venue change, and compel arbitration. Details: 3 pages, response due in 7 days. Before filing specified motions (dismiss, more definite statement, strike, remand, venue change, compel arbitration, judgment on pleadings), a party must submit a 3-page single-spaced pre-motion letter stating the basis and citations; adversaries respond within 7 days (max 3 pages); no reply letters or affidavits/exhibits unless directed by the Court.
Judge Christine P. O'Hearn's formatting rule includes binding securely bound, exhibits shall be clearly labeled, exhibits shall be tabbed, and paperclips, binder clips and rubber bands will not be accepted. Exhibits in courtesy copies must be clearly labeled, tabbed, and bound; paperclips, binder clips, and rubber bands are not accepted.
When electronically filed documents exceed 50 pages, two courtesy copies of the ECF-stamped motion papers must be mailed to Chambers within 7 days of filing on ECF.
Exhibits in courtesy copies must be clearly labeled, tabbed, and bound; paperclips, binder clips, and rubber bands are not accepted.
Before filing specified motions (dismiss, more definite statement, strike, remand, venue change, compel arbitration, judgment on pleadings), a party must submit a 3-page single-spaced pre-motion letter stating the basis and citations; adversaries respond within 7 days (max 3 pages); no reply letters or affidavits/exhibits unless directed by the Court.