The Honorable Maria Del Valle-Koch Appointed the New Chief Judge and Director

The Honorable Maria Del Valle-Koch will be the New Chief Judge and Director effective Monday, June 6, 2022. Outgoing Chief Judge and Director Russell Wojenko, Jr. announced Friday that Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner of NJ Labor and Workforce Development, had made the appointment. 

The NJ Senate has confirmed Judge Wojenko’s nomination to be a Judge of the Superior Court.

During Judge Wojenko’s tenure, he led the Division of Workers’ Compensation through the administrative issues surrounding the COVID-19 public health emergency. He implemented numerous procedural and substantive changes to the Division of Workers’ Compensation. 

The Honorable Maria Del Valle-Koch has held the position of Administrative Supervisory Judge (ASJ) of the NJ Division of Workers’ Compensation for the vicinages of Plainfield, Jersey City, and Freehold. She has been an active contributor to the NJ Institute of Continuing Education’s workers’ compensation law programs and participated in the Hot Topics seminar.

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