Bernice Toledo Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Passaic County in 2026

July 22, 2026 3:48 pmJuly 22, 2026 8:41 pm

Passaic County has been part of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition in the Garden State throughout most of the 21st century. The county routinely voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot starting in the 2000s. That makes 2024...

Toledo, former Passaic County surrogate, censured by judicial conduct committee

November 30, 2022 7:01 pmNovember 30, 2022 7:03 pm

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) released its decision on the matter of former Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo today, publicly censuring the former Democratic officeholder and barring her from holding future judicial office. The ACJC first made allegations...

Toledo gets PTI for misconduct charges

June 21, 2022 2:08 pmJune 22, 2022 11:21 am

Former Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo, who was criminally charged with misconduct last year, was accepted into the state’s Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program today. Superior Court Judge Carol Novey Catuogno admitted Toledo into the twelve-month program; if the former surrogate remains...

Most Dems still trail in tight Passaic County races

November 4, 2021 5:27 pmNovember 5, 2021 12:24 am

Three of the four Democrats running for countywide office in Passaic County continue to trail their Republican opponents by tiny margins, while Commissioner Sandi Lazzara has eked into second place in her bid for re-election to the Passaic County Board...

Toledo suspended from judicial duties as Passaic County Surrogate

September 21, 2021 11:18 amSeptember 21, 2021 7:11 pm

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo was suspended from exercising her judicial duties by an order of the court yesterday, nearly a month after she was criminally charged with improperly granting an executorship to a political ally. “It is ORDERED that...

No one knows what to do with Bernice Toledo

September 17, 2021 4:46 pm

On August 26, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced criminal charges against Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo, accusing her of improperly granting the executorship of an estate to a political ally. Toledo, who already planned not to seek re-election in...

Passaic surrogate faces criminal charges over 2017 executorship appointment

August 27, 2021 2:09 pmSeptember 21, 2021 11:15 am

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo was criminally charged yesterday with “allegedly falsifying a judgment she filed in order to make an improper appointment of an estate administrator,” Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced today. Toledo, who was first elected in...