John F. Callinan
American judge (1935-2025)
John Francis Callinan (1935 – July 31, 2025) was a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court.
Education and early career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Callinan was raised in Edgewater, New Jersey, and was a graduate of Dwight Morrow High School. Callinan also served in both the United States Army and the United States Air Force. In the 1960s, Callinan was an officer for the Bergen County Police Department, and then with the New Jersey State Police. Callinan would go on to graduate from Seton Hall University and Fordham Law School. Callinan would go on to practice law and become a partner of the firm of Perskie-Callinan in Wildwood, New Jersey, and serve as solicitor of Lower Township, New Jersey.
New Jersey Superior Judge service
Callinan, a resident of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, was appointed by Governor Thomas Kean and sworn in as New Jersey Superior Court Judge for the 1st Vicinage on September 1, 1982. Callinan would serve on the Bench for twenty years, retiring in 2002.
Later life
Callinan would serve as Sheriff of Cape May County from 2002 to 2009.
Callinan died at his home in Millsboro, Delaware, on July 31, 2025 at the age of 90.
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