Barbara A. Curran

Barbara A. Curran (August 26, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey Superior Court, and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

Barbara A. Curran
Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court
In office 1993–2000
Governor	James Florio
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th district
In office January 8, 1974 – June 23, 1980 Serving with John J. Sinsimer and Dean Gallo
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Leanna Brown
Personal details
Born	(1940-08-26)August 26, 1940 New York City, New York
Died	January 29, 2022(2022-01-29) (aged 81)
Political party	Republican
Education	St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (BA) Syracuse University (MA) Seton Hall University (JD)

Early life and education

Curran was born in New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Master of Arts from Syracuse University, and Juris Doctor from the Seton Hall University School of Law.^[1]

Career

Curran served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th Legislative District from 1974 to 1980.^[2][3]

She was a commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities from June 1980 to 1988 and was its president from 1982.^[4]

In 1992, Curran was nominated to serve as a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court by James Florio.^[5][6] She served until February 19, 2000.^[7]

Personal life and death

She died on January 29, 2022, at the age of 81.^[8]

References

1. "Robe Probe - Vote about this Judge BARBARA CURRAN, JUDGE, Ratings, Complaints, Reviews, Rate, Rankings, Judicial Performance, Biography, Surveys". www.robeprobe.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
2. "The Chatham Press from Chatham, New Jersey on October 30, 1975 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. October 30, 1975. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
3. William Carlton Raat (December 4, 1977). "Women Gaining Stature in Legislature". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. Wildstein, David (January 30, 2022). "Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
5. "CD-11 Flashpoint: Sherrill Scores Two Endorsements of Former Republican Officeholders". Insider NJ. October 30, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
6. "Sherrill backer Barbara Curran was first woman NJ GOP executive director". New Jersey Globe. October 30, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
7. "Biographies of the N.J. Superior Court Judges". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
8. Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81