Aimee Belgard Approved, Sworn in as Judge: Report

Aimee Belgard was approved as a Superior Court judge on Thursday, and sworn in to her new position on Friday, the Burlington County Times reports.

She will supervise the Special Civil Part, which handles landlord-tenant disputes and other small claims, according to the report.

She had to resign as a Burlington County Freeholder. She and fellow Democratic incumbent Joanne Schwartz were defeated by Republicans Ryan Peters and Kate Gibbs in November’s elections.

She graduated from Stockton University and the Widener University School of Law.

Read more at burlingtoncountytimes.com.