Law Judge From Delran Wins County Woman Of Year Award

CINNAMINSON, NJ — An administrative law judge from Delran is among the 2020 winners of the annual Outstanding Women of Burlington County awards, county officials announced on Wednesday.

Kim Belin won the award for law. She will be among those honored during an awards reception at The Merion in Cinnaminson on March 30, 5:30 p.m.

“We want to use this time to celebrate women of Burlington County who are making an impact on our community and paving the way for other women to follow in their footsteps,” Burlington County Freeholder Director Felicia Hopson said.

Belin was recently nominated by the Governor of New Jersey and confirmed by the State Senate to be an Administrative Law Judge, according to her biography provided by the county.

She hears contested cases filed by litigants against state agencies, including education, welfare, civil service, and motor vehicles. She was previously the Senior Counsel for the Camden City School District.

Belin has served as Acting Director for the Office of the State Board of Education, where she provided administrative support to the 13-member board that creates and develops educational policy for all school districts throughout New Jersey.

She was also manager of the Office of Compliance Investigation within the NJ Department of Education and a staff attorney for the Bureau of Policy in the NJ Division on Civil Rights.

Belin served the New Jersey School Boards Association as associate counsel and, during that time, co-authored Basic School Law and Focus On: The Sunshine Law. She was in private practice serving as partner, of-counsel and associate in several notable law firms representing local boards of education, including charter schools, in matters of all types including special education.

Belin was named Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in Law. She also received the 2012 Image Award as a Distinguished Attorney by the Willingboro & Vicinity Branch of the NAACP. She was appointed by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) to the District III-B Attorney Ethics Committee. She has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns, the State Bar Judicial Administration Committee, and the Supreme Court Committee on Skills and Methods.

She currently serves on the Burlington Vicinage Advisory Committee on Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement. Kim is also an active member of the Association of Black Women Lawyers.

A graduate of Rutgers University and Rutgers University School of Law, Belin is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and served as a member of the State Bar's School Law Committee. Prior to her judicial appointment, she served as Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Association and was past president of the Burlington County Bar Foundation.

Belin is highly active in her church's women's ministry as a frequent teacher and has encouraged women to fulfill their purpose. She is an ordained minister and enjoys working as a youth ministry Leader. She has also done ministry teaching during Victorious Life Ministry's annual women's retreat.

She lives with her husband, Randy, who she’s been married to for 33 years. She has two adult daughters, Calise and Cierra, who she says are her daily inspiration.

The other 2020 nominees are:

• Carmella Carter- Mentorship;
• Kristan Hoffman- Volunteerism;
• Nicole Gillespie- Corporate Leadership;
• Sherry Knight- Education;
• Doan Tucker- Community Service;
• Shenee Omuso- Diversity/Inclusion;
• Grace Harsche- Alice Paul Champion Award;
• Ann Marie Bangura- Celeste Arties Memorial Award; and
• Athira Arayath- Elizabeth Coleman White STEM Award.

The winners have been chosen from several areas of exceptional service. In addition to the awards being presented, three local students will also receive scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each.

Tickets for the awards reception are $75 each to attend the event, and may be purchased by mailing a check or by credit card via EventBrite.

To pay by credit card, visit EventBrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outstanding-women-of-burlington-county-awards-dinner-tickets-86035828479.