Christine O'Hearn

Christine Patricia O'Hearn (née Christine Patricia McCall, born 1969) is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education Raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, O'Hearn graduated from Cherokee High School in 1987. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1993.

Career O'Hearn was a partner at the law firm of Brown & Connery LLP in Haddonfield, New Jersey from 1993 to 2021. From 2006 to 2007, O'Hearn was an adjunct professor at the Rutgers University School of Law. She is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

O'Hearn's political contributions have all been to Democrats, including U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and former U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews. O'Hearn was recommended by Senator Robert Menendez. Her nomination was criticized by some progressives, including the magazine The American Prospect, which said that she had "fought against workplace sexual harassment cases, defended police departments, and represented management during union drives." On July 22, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. On October 19, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 53–44 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 53–44 vote. She received her judicial commission on October 22, 2021.