Steven C. Mannion - '86

Steven Mannion graduated from Ridgewood High School as a member of the Class of 1986. He has been a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey since 2012. Mannion received his Bachelor's Degree from Gettysburg College in 1990. He then earned his juris doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1993. Judge Mannion practiced law for eighteen years in the private and public sectors. He founded Mannion & Associates before becoming a partner at DeCotiisFitzPatrick& Cole from 2001 to 2012 where he represented clients in civil and criminal cases. His public service includes appointments at the state, county, and municipal levels. Notably, he was the State's youngest and first American of African descent to be appointed as a county attorney when appointed Essex County Counsel in 2001. Judge Mannion is also a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, serving in various high level capacities since 2004. As a Lieutenant Commander, his active duty assignments have included service from 2013 to 2014 as the Liaison Officer for the Coast Guard Special Missions Training Center, as well as being mobilized with the New Jersey Naval Militia to provide maritime security in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Judge Mannion has received numerous awards, commendations, and badges. Inducted 2016.