Former West Windsor councilman turned Mercer County Superior Court Judge William Anklowitz, who has been a judge since March, was officially sworn in during a ceremony in Trenton on April 17.##M:[more]##
Governor Jon Corzine nominated Anklowitz, a certified criminal trial attorney, to the Superior Court in Mercer County in February, and his appointment was approved last month by the state Senate.
Anklowitz immediately delivered his letter of resignation to the township clerk’s office, and by March 17, he had already taken the bench — a much welcomed relief for the Superior Court, which had been faced with a shortage of judges. He is assigned to the family division.
Anklowitz, 40, whose familial roots have been in West Windsor since the 1930s, began his legal career when he was doing work with the public defender’s office beginning in 1995. In 2001, he left his own practice to become a per diem attorney with the office until they hired him as staff a year later. He has been working as a public defender ever since.
Ironically, Anklowitz was first elected to council during a special election in November, 2006. Now, there will be a special election this coming November to fill his seat. Anklowitz and his wife, Madeline, have two sons, Max and Sam.
