**Magistrate Judge J. Brendan Day** was appointed to the District of New Jersey effective April 3, 2023. Judge Day earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Dartmouth College and his law degree from Seton Hall Law School. After a clerkship, he practiced as a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP for four years before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in 2014. He served as attorney-in-charge of the Trenton Branch Office and as deputy chief of the Criminal Division in Newark before his judicial appointment. **Education** - Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2008 - Dartmouth College, B.A. (Economics), 2005 **Career** - Law clerk (clerkship upon graduation) - Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 2010–2014 - Assistant U.S. Attorney (including Attorney-in-Charge, Trenton Branch Office; Deputy Chief, Criminal Division), District of New Jersey, 2014–2023 - U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of New Jersey, 2023–present
**Division:** Trenton **Courthouse:** Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 **Chambers:** Courtroom 7E **Phone:** (609) 989-2114 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Christopher Yoos, (609) 989-2114
Courtesy copies are required for final pretrial orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by mail. Final pretrial order must be submitted 3 weeks before conference via email with courtesy copy by mail.
Judge J. Brendan Day's rules set a pre-motion procedure for rule 12, remand, and amend. Most formal motions require prior leave of court, except Rule 12 motions, timely remand motions, and motions to amend.
Judge J. Brendan Day's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Excludes exhibits. Settlement submissions must be submitted 5 business days before conference, max 5 single-spaced pages.
The rule requires black or redlined proposed amended pleading. Motions to amend must include black/red-lined proposed amended pleading as exhibit; no leave of court required.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge J. Brendan Day. Process: file redacted on ecf. Motions to seal require proposed order with findings/conclusions, references to docket entries, and contemporaneous submission of redacted documents.
Requests should be made at least 2 business days in advance when this rule applies before Judge J. Brendan Day. Opposition to pro hac vice admission must be filed within 2 business days via CM/ECF.
Most formal motions require prior leave of court, except Rule 12 motions, timely remand motions, and motions to amend.
Motions to amend must include black/red-lined proposed amended pleading as exhibit; no leave of court required.
Motions to seal require proposed order with findings/conclusions, references to docket entries, and contemporaneous submission of redacted documents.
Opposition to pro hac vice admission must be filed within 2 business days via CM/ECF.
Settlement submissions must be submitted 5 business days before conference, max 5 single-spaced pages.
Final pretrial order must be submitted 3 weeks before conference via email with courtesy copy by mail.