Judge Madeline Cox Arleo was appointed to the District of New Jersey by President Barack Obama in 2014, having previously served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the same district from 2000 to 2014.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Judge Arleo clerked for Hon. Marie L. Garibaldi of the New Jersey Supreme Court before entering private practice in Newark. She served for a decade in private practice before her appointment as magistrate judge. She has been a member of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation since 2021.
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1989
- Rutgers University, M.A., 1986
- Rutgers College, B.A., 1985
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Marie L. Garibaldi, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1989–1990
- Private practice, Newark, NJ, 1990–2000
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of New Jersey, 2000–2014
- U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey, 2014–present
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2021–present