Her son Arthur Robert Mott, predeceased her in 2008. She is survived by three daughters, Lynn Louise Robinson and husband Christopher, of Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, Leslie Joan Cranston and husband Arthur of Fort Worth, Texas, and Mary Rose Kocsis and husband Frank, of Baptistown, New Jersey.
She also particularly enjoyed participating in horse-carriage driving events with her daughter, Mary Rose. For several years, she was also an expert rallyist and won the MG 1000. In her leisure time, Joan much enjoyed gardening, gourmet cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family. She was a member of the NJ Bar Association and the National Association of Women Judges, and in 1990 was sworn in before the United States Supreme Court. She also was an adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School in Camden, NJ, presiding over a seminar in Workers Compensation Law. In 1981 she was appointed judge on the Workers Compensation Bench for the State of NJ, and she served as an Administrative/Supervising Judge until her retirement in 2002. Later Joan practiced with the firm of Pelletieri, Rabstein & Altman and was also general counsel to New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance company specializing in Workers Compensation. Upon graduation from Rutgers Law in 1968, she became one of the first female attorneys in Somerset County where, early on, she worked in the law firm of Wharton, Stuart and Davis. It was then she decided to attend Rutgers Law School, Newark, NJ, where one of her early mentors was Rutgers professor Ruth Bader Ginsberg. After her marriage, she changed career directions and became an elementary school teacher in Franklin Township, NJ.
Following graduation from Drew, she was employed at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ for 3 years. She went on to attend Drew University in Madison, NJ, majoring in chemistry. Joan graduated from Rockaway (NJ) High School in 1948, 4th in her class. Joan was born in Dover, NJ and was the daughter of Arthur K. Mott of Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, passed away on July 1st at the Country Arch Care Center in Pittstown, NJ.
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