By Sharon Mark Cohen | April 08, 2021
Bruce D. Buechler of West Orange was one of 12 superior court judges confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate in March. Buechler, a partner at the Roseland law firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP, served as vice chair, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department. He left his long-held position to join the New Jersey Superior Court Bench on April 6, where his assignment is to the Civil Division in Essex County.
After practicing law for 33 years, as a superior court judge Buechler will serve at the trial level. He will conduct trials and rule on various pre-trial motions. The cases will run the gamut from complex commercial litigation to breach of contract and personal injury lawsuits. While in the civil division, he will also handle malpractice cases, landlord-tenant disputes, civil rights and discrimination litigation. His position covers a broad jurisdiction where hundreds of different types of cases can come before him. Judges rotate among