Hon. James P. Savio is a judge for the Atlantic/Cape May County Superior Court (Vicinage 1) in New Jersey. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jon Corzine in 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Michael Connor (Ret.). Savio was reappointed for tenure in 2016.
While on the bench, he has held assignments in the Family Division (2009 to 2012) and Civil Division (2012 to present) in Atlantic County.
At the time of his appointment, Savio was a municipal judge for the Margate Municipal Court (2002 to 2009) while also working as a private practice attorney in Atlantic City.
He had also presided as a municipal court judge in Margate from 1980 to 1985 but left the position to focus on his private trial practice.
Savio received a B.A. from Seton Hall University in 1974. He went on to complete a J.D. at Seton Hall Law School in 1977.