2 Mercer County Superior Court Nominees Announced

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Mikie Sherrill has nominated two attorneys to serve on the Superior Court in Mercer County.

The governor announced the nominations of Joseph Paravecchia and Nikki Davis Hladick on Thursday. She also nominated one attorney for Superior Court in Hunterdon County and one for Tax Court.

“Their careers reflect years of service to New Jersey’s communities, and I am confident they will uphold the highest standards of our Judiciary and deliver the fair and impartial justice our residents deserve,” Sherrill said of the nominees.

Joseph Paravecchia

Paravecchia is the First Assistant Prosecutor in the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. He spent eight years as an Assistant Prosecutor in Mercer County. He began his legal career as a judicial law clerk in the New Jersey Superior Court.

He holds leadership roles in the Assistant Prosecutors Association of New Jersey and the Mercer County Bar Association. He also serves on several committees of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Paravecchia earned his law degree cum laude from Ave Maria School of Law. He has a bachelor’s degree in crime, law and justice from Pennsylvania State University.

Nikki Davis Hladick

Davis Hladick is a litigation attorney with more than 15 years of experience in family law. She has been a lead attorney at The Davis Law Firm in Trenton since 2009. Before that, she worked as a legal specialist in the state Treasury Department’s Division of Purchase and Property.

She earned her law degree at Howard University School of Law, where she received multiple academic distinctions. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Virginia.

Davis Hladick is active in the Mercer County Bar Association. She serves on several community boards, including Central Jersey Legal Services.

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