Noel Lawrence Hillman

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Noel Lawrence Hillman, born December 22, 1956, in Red Bank, New Jersey, is a former U.S. district judge who served on the District of New Jersey. He earned a BA from Monmouth University in 1981, a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1985, and an LLM from New York University School of Law in 1998. In 2020, he also earned an LLM in judicial studies from Duke Law School. Hillman began in private practice in 1986, clerked for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry from 1986 to 1988, then returned to private practice until 1992. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1992 to 2001, including roles as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. He later worked in the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section, rising to chief from 2003 to 2006.

Hillman was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006, to fill a seat left by William G. Bassler. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 2006, and received his commission on June 12, 2006. He assumed senior status on April 4, 2022, and retired from active service on February 29, 2024. After retirement, he joined the law firm Gibbons P.C.