Ron McCormick

Ron is proud to be a career Assistant Prosecutor with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office located in Hackensack, New Jersey. With almost two decades of experience, he is currently a Team Leader in the Trial Section of the office. As a Team Leader, Ron reviews and assigns all cases for a criminal court judge, approves plea offers, manages a junior trial attorney, and carries a substantial case load. During his time at the office, Ron has been assigned to multiple sections of the Prosecutor’s Office. These sections include Appellate, Juvenile, Grand Jury, Narcotics Task Force, Intake and Trial Section.

During the course of his career, Ron has flourished in the courtroom trying multiple criminal trials and prosecuting crimes from sexual assaults to homicides. His work has earned him recognition by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer.

In addition to his work inside the courtroom, Ron is an active member of the Bar outside as well. Ron is a founding member of the Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor’s Association (BCAPA) in 2013. After its creation, Ron was elected as a Years of Service representative and was recently elected as Bergen County’s liaison to the Assistant Prosecutor Association of New Jersey.

Ron is a long time member of the National Black Prosecutor’s Association and was elected its Northeast Regional Director multiple times. He is also a founding member of the Black Prosecutors Association of New Jersey. Currently, Ron is Member of the Bergen Bar Association’s Criminal Law Practice Committee, the First Vice Chair of the Minorities in the Profession Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Legislative Committee, and a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Minority Recruitment Committee.

Finally, Ron is a frequent panelist and moderator of continuing legal education courses. Most recently, he was a panelist at the Annual Criminal Law Institute (November 2021) and moderated a program at the 2021 New Jersey Annual State Bar convention called “High expectations! How will the Legalization of Marijuana Impact Communities of Color?”