TOMS RIVER – Newly confirmed Ocean Vicinage Superior Court Judge Shantika Dorsey was formally sworn in during a ceremony in Toms River by Wendel Daniels, a Superior Court judge serving on recall.
Daniels, who previously supervised Dorsey when she served as his law clerk, commended her legal skill, professionalism and character, telling those gathered that she is well prepared for the responsibilities of the bench.
He described the swearing-in as a milestone for the vicinage, noting it marked the first time the Ocean Vicinage’s first African American judge administered the oath to its first female African American judge.
Dorsey was joined at the ceremony by family and friends, along with Assignment Judge Francis Hodgson and other members of the judiciary, who welcomed her to the Superior Court bench.
