Morris County Bar Installs Officers

Joseph P. Cadicina, founding member of Cadicina Divorce & Family Law in Morristown, was installed as the 121st president of the Morris County Bar Association in a virtual ceremony on Jan. 14. Assignment Judge Stuart A. Minkowitz administered the oath of office to Cadicina, and the members of the association and Morris County Bar Foundation board of Trustees. Cadicina has served as a trustee and in every leadership position of the board, and in 2019 served as resident of the Morris County Bar Foundation. He's also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Family Law Executive Committee and of the New Jersey Association of Justice. The association officers sworn in were: Angela M. Scafuri, president- elect; Steven J. Loewenthal, first vice president; Bethany A. Abele, second vice president; Christopher Schellhorn, treasurer; Lawrence S. Cutalo, secretary; and John Paul Velez, immediate past president. Trustees sworn in: Elizabeth M. Andes, Sharon Bittner Kean, Anthony Cocca, Denis F. Driscoll, Joseph Grather, Luther Jones, Dorothy Kenney, Scott G. Leonard, Jared Limbach, Kathryn Rockwood, John Uyamadu, and Candy Ley Velazquez. Also, Michele Levin, Rafael Llano and Taylor Sharofsky will serve as young lawyer chairs, and Diana C. Manning will serve as the state bar trustee. According to the announcement, Cadicina's goals will be to improve the effective administration of justice during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, by continuing to work closely with the Morris County bench; to maintain and increase the membership of the association; and to continue to provide seminars and constant communication to the members via social media and weekly newsletters. In a statement, he said past presidents "have brought great respect and legal benefits to the members of the Association, Bench and the public," and "I wish to continue to improve the quality of services provided by the Association to the individuals and businesses who appear in the Morris County Courts." Established in 1900, the Morris County Bar Association's membership is composed of 800 Morris County attorneys and judges, the announcement noted. The foundation is the Morris bar's charitable arm.