Anna Maria Tejada

• New Jersey
• New York

• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Supreme Court

Degrees

• J.D., Rutgers School of Law-Newark, 1999 
• B.A., Rutgers University, 1996

Honors & Awards

• Named Margarita Echevarria Trailblazer of the Year by Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, 2023
• Selected as 2022 LatinoJustice PRLDEF Latina Trailblazer
• Named to the NJBIZ Leaders in Law List, 2022
• Selected as an ROI-NJ Influencer
  • Power List: Law, 2023 to Present
  • Women in Business, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • As EWNJ President: Associations & Organizations, 2022
  • People of Color, 2020
• Named Latina Attorney of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association, 2020
• Selected as a Distinguished Women Honoree ("Mujeres Destacadas") by El Diario, 2019
• Named to the Top Women in the Law list, New Jersey Law Journal, 2018
• Honoree, Dominican Bar Association, 2018
• Named to the NJ BIZ Best 50 Women in Business list, 2018
• Honoree, Friends of the Hispanic Research and Information Center, 2017
• Recognized by the Northern New Jersey Boy Scouts Council
  • Silver Beaver National Award, 2016
  • Good Scout Award, 2014
• Honoree, Executive Women of New Jersey Salute to Policy Makers, 2016
• Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, New Jersey Commission on Professionalism, 2015
• Outstanding Leadership Award, Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs, 2015
• Diversity in the Profession Award, Bergen County Bar Association, Women Lawyers in Bergen, 2015
• 2015 Champion of Justice Award (Campeón de la Justicia), Alianza, Rutgers School of Law-Camden, 2015
• Honoree, 7th Annual Great Conversations, Morris Arts, 2015
• Attorney of the Year, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, 2014
• Women of Achievement Award, Women of Tri-County Luncheon, 2014
• Anna Maria Tejada was awarded the 2013 HNBA Top Lawyer Under Forty Award. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
• Community Service Award, Association of Latin American Law Students 2013
• New Leaders of the Bar, New Jersey Law Journal, 2012
• Shirley Chisholm Award for Service in the Law by Assembly Speaker Oliver, 2012
• Honoree, 14th Annual Association of Latin American Law Students, 2011

Clerkship  

• Judge John E. Wallace Jr., Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey

Languages

• Anna Maria is a fluent Spanish speaker.