Milagros Camacho
Born in Las Villas, Cuba, Milagros Camacho immigrated to the United States with her parents in 1973. They resided in West New York, New Jersey, where she graduated with honors from the public school system. Milagros went to New York University, where she received a degree in Psychology with minors in Political Science and Education. In 1993, after receiving her juris doctorate, she accepted a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Severiano Lisboa, III, J.S.C.
Milagros is a partner at Camacho Gardner & Associates, a general practice law firm with offices in Jersey City and North Bergen. She specializes in federal and state criminal, family, and immigration law. Prior to being in private practice, Milagros was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey since May of 2004, where she was assigned to the OCDEFT Unit. Before joining the United States Attorney’s Office, she was an Assistant Prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office since 1994. In 2002, after having prosecuted hundreds of criminal matters, she was placed in charge of the Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Megan’s Law Units.
In September of 2003, through gubernatorial appointment, Milagros worked on the Division of Youth and Family Services (D.Y.F.S.) Restructuring Plan as a member of the Case Practice Working Group Committee. While on this Committee, Milagros was asked by D.Y.F.S. Director to Co-Chair the Committee with him. She was also asked to join a panel whose purpose was to educate the public about the D.Y.F.S. Restructuring Plan. She is a member of numerous professional organizations and boards, including the immediate past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey. She has received numerous awards and distinctions for her advocacy work on behalf of women, children, and the Hispanic community.
Her happiest moment was the moment she kissed her daughter, Angelina Maria, for the first and only time. Shortly thereafter, Angelina died.