Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ. Photo: Carmen Natale/ALM Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, New Jersey. Photo: Carmen Natale/ALM

Lisa R. Burke has been named the Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Program officer for the New Jersey judiciary, according to an announcement by Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the courts.

"Lisa Burke has spent almost two decades working with her predecessor and has been intimately involved in all of the Judiciary's efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in our court system," Grant said. "She is highly regarded within our organization and has a well-deserved reputation for the knowledge and expertise she brings to this important work both locally and nationally."