Fiscal del condado de Ocean
Originario del condado de Ocean, El fiscal Bradley D.. Billhimer earned an Associate’s Degree in General Education from Ocean County College before transferring to Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. A Dean’s List student, El Fiscal Billhimer se graduó con una Licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas en 1994.
El fiscal Billhimer inició su servicio público en Washington, CORRIENTE CONTINUA. en 1994, como pasante del ex senador estadounidense Frank R.. Lautenberg (DN-Nueva Jersey). El fiscal Billhimer asistió a la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Widener en Wilmington., Delaware, donde fue Vicepresidente del Colegio de Abogados de Estudiantes, enlace en el campus para la División de la Facultad de Derecho de la Asociación de Abogados de Estados Unidos, y Vicepresidente de Deportes & Sociedad de Derecho del Entretenimiento. En 2000, El Fiscal Billhimer obtuvo su Doctorado en Jurisprudencia, y recibió el premio Dean Arthur A.. Premio al Servicio Destacado de Weeks para su promoción.
El Fiscal Billhimer continuó su servicio público como asistente legal de la Honorable Barbara Ann Villano., JSC. (ahora jubilado) en el condado de Ocean para 2000-2001 término judicial. Después de su pasantía judicial, entró en la práctica privada como asociado de un bufete de abogados de Toms River.; El fiscal Billhimer se convirtió en socio del bufete de abogados de Mohel. & Billhimer in 2006. El fiscal Billhimer abrió su propio bufete de abogados privado en febrero 2010 with a focus on criminal defense litigation in both the Superior and Municipal Courts, and continued to share his legal acumen as an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at Ocean County College from 2005 a través de 2018.
Mientras que en el sector privado, El Fiscal Billhimer sirvió dos mandatos consecutivos en el Comité de Ética del Distrito IIIA., así como el Comité de Carácter de la Corte Suprema de Nueva Jersey para los solicitantes del Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Nueva Jersey.. He served on the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointment Committee for the Ocean County Bar Association from 2016 though 2018. He proudly served on the Board of Trustees for the People’s Pantry from 2015 a través de 2018. El Fiscal Billhimer es miembro del Colegio de Abogados del Condado de Ocean y del Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Nueva Jersey..
En septiembre 2018, Prosecutor Billhimer was nominated by Governor Philip Murphy to be Ocean County Prosecutor, and was formally sworn into Office on October 09, 2018. He was re-nominated by the Governor for a second term as Ocean County Prosecutor on November 30, 2023, and sworn into his second term of Office on January 24, 2024. Prosecutor Billhimer is the first two-term Ocean County Prosecutor since the Honorable Edward J. Turnbach, (1976-1987).
Since his swearing-in in 2018, Prosecutor Billhimer has been recognized on numerous occasions for his efforts in making Ocean County a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. In December 2019, Prosecutor Billhimer received the “Terrence P. Farley Recognition of Excellence Award” for his commitment to substance abuse prevention from the DART Prevention Coalition. En Mayo 2021, Prosecutor Billhimer was honored to receive an award from the New Jersey Chapter of the National Chaplains Association in recognition of his efforts in establishing the Ocean County Chaplains Program, which provides assistance to the citizens of Ocean County as well as law enforcement officers in times of crisis. En Enero 2023, Prosecutor Billhimer was honored by the New Jersey Bias Crimes Officers Association with their most prestigious award – the “Thomas E. Culp, Sr. Exceptional Leadership Award” – for his steadfast leadership in standing up to hate and bias in all its insidious forms in Ocean County. In that same vein, the Prosecutor was honored in December 2023 as a “Hero Against Hate” at the annual Heroes Against Hate Community of Caring Celebration – sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Ocean County. En Mayo 2024, Prosecutor Billhimer and the entire staff of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office were the proud recipients of the 2024 Initiative Award from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General – specifically for launching the “Hate Has No Home in Ocean County” initiative. Also in May 2024, Prosecutor Billhimer was recognized as “Prosecutor of the Year” by the New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, for his unwavering dedication to combating substance abuse and the illegal distribution of controlled dangerous substances in Ocean County, by combining traditional criminal investigation/prosecution with addiction resource assistance and community outreach programs.
Prosecutor Billhimer presently serves as the 2nd Vice President of the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey. He has served on the Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council since 2023, and is a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Criminal Practice and the New Jersey Supreme Court Municipal Court Practice Committees.