Valerie Hance Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Assignment Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court for the 1st Vicinage | |
| In office 2001 –November 1, 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Julio Mendez |
| Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court Family Division | |
| In office October 1991 –2000 | |
| Appointed by | James Florio |
| Chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (acting) | |
| In office 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Walter N. Read |
| Succeeded by | Steven P. Perskie |
| Member of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission | |
| In office March 29,1985 –October 1991 | |
| Appointed by | Thomas Kean |
| Judge of the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law | |
| In office June 1984 –February 4,1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valerie Hance |
| Education | Atlantic City High School |
| Alma mater | Temple University Beasley School of Law |
Valerie Hance Armstrong is a retired judge of the New Jersey Superior Court.
Raised in Brigantine,New Jersey,Armstrong graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1964. [1] She completed her undergraduate at Beaver College. [2] Armstrong would attend the Temple University College of Music [3] and met her future husband,John Armstrong,while attending the University of Virginia;they married in 1970. [1] From 1970 to 1973,Armstrong taught music at Friends Select School in Philadelphia. [3] She graduated from the Temple University Beasley School of Law. [2]
Armstrong was a partner in the law firm of Subin,Armstrong &Armstrong in Northfield,New Jersey,from 1976 to 1984. [3] In June 1984,Armstrong became a judge for the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law. [3]
Armstrong was nominated to the Casino Control Commission by Governor Thomas H. Kean on February 4,1985,serving on the Commission on March 29,1985. She was reappointed to a full five-year term in 1989. [3]
In 1990,Armstrong served as acting chairperson for nine months following the resignation of former Chairman Walter N. Read and prior to the appointment of Chairman Steven P. Perskie. [3]
Armstrong would leave the board in October 1991,following her appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court. [3]
Armstrong was appointed as a judge for the New Jersey Superior Court by Governor James Florio in 1991,serving in the family division and becoming presiding judge in 1995. [2] Armstrong chaired the Conference of Presiding Family Judges from 1997 to 2000. [2]
Armstrong would become assignment judge for the 1st Vicinage encompassing Cape May and Atlantic counties in 2001,until her retirement on November 1,2011. [2]
She and her husband have been residents of Absecon,New Jersey. [1]