Judge James F. Nilon, Jr. was elected to a ten-year term on the Delaware County Common Pleas Court on November 8, 2005.

He is a graduate of Archmere Academy, PMC College and the Delaware Law School of Widener University, where he served as a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Honor Society.

He was admitted to the bar in 1978 and was involved in the general practice of law.

Prior to his election to the Court of Common Pleas, he served as Magisterial District Judge, Middletown Township, for more than 16 years. He was President of the District Judge Association in 2003.

Having served in the Family Law Division from 2006 to January, 2008, Judge Nilon presently presides in the Criminal Trial Division.

Judge Nilon and his wife, Leslie, reside in Middletown Township.