The ACLU of New Jersey has announced the appointment of Ezra Rosenberg as its Director of Appellate Advocacy. In this new role, Rosenberg will lead the legal department and oversee the ACLU-NJ's appellate docket, focusing on protecting and expanding civil rights and liberties for residents of New Jersey.
“I’m proud to have Ezra join the ACLU-NJ team,” stated Amol Sinha, Executive Director of ACLU-NJ. “His decades of experience litigating, both in New Jersey and around the country, to advance racial justice, and civil rights and liberties will be instrumental to our vision of building a fair and equitable Garden State. As the country faces another Trump administration, when our democracy is on the line, the ACLU-NJ is more prepared than ever to hold those in power accountable in court for any attempt to undermine fundamental freedoms.”
Rosenberg brings significant legal expertise in social justice issues. He has appeared in courts nationwide, including federal appellate courts and state high courts. For ten years, he served as co-director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In that capacity, he managed over 150 cases related to voting rights issues.
“Ezra’s 50 years of experience litigating cutting edge arguments will be invaluable to our team,” said Jeanne LoCicero, Legal Director at ACLU-NJ. “The ACLU-NJ has shown what’s possible when civil rights advocacy takes place simultaneously in the courts, in the legislature, and in communities. Ezra’s leadership will be integral in our pursuit of justice for all.”
Before joining Lawyers’ Committee, Rosenberg was a partner at Dechert LLP where he co-chaired its Product Liability and Mass Tort Group. At Dechert, he worked pro bono with ACLU-NJ on a class action lawsuit challenging conditions at Passaic County Jail. He also authored an amicus brief for ACLU-NJ's case State v. Skinner.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to join the team at the ACLU-NJ who have brought milestone victories to New Jersey since the organization’s founding in 1960,” said Rosenberg. “In many ways, the ACLU-NJ’s mission to preserve and expand rights and liberties for all is even more important today, and I know our work will continue moving us toward a fairer, more just New Jersey.”
Rosenberg began his career as a law clerk before working with New Jersey's Department of Public Advocate on criminal appeals. He later served as a Senior Trial Attorney at the United States Department of Justice.
