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Joseph S. Conte
Republican · New Jersey · 2026Conte is a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge who served 20 years on the bench in the Criminal and Civil divisions and sat as a municipal court judge in five Bergen County towns, per his campaign site. He was elected to the Franklin Lakes Borough Council in 2025 and teaches Criminal Law as an adjunct professor at Bergen Community College, per the same source.
Priorities
- Handle estate, guardianship and probate matters with consistent fairness drawn from two decades on the bench, per the campaign site
- Provide compassionate, patient service to families and seniors navigating the Surrogate's Court, including multilingual outreach, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Bergen County Surrogate · New Jersey · 2026
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