September 18, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Brady named municipal judge to replace Ryan Midland Park resident Richard Brady was named last week as the borough’s municipal judge. He succeeds Judge Charles Ryan, who is retiring after more than 11 years in the position. His three- year term expires on Aug. 31, 2015. Brady has served as Midland Park’s prosecutor since January, 2006, and is also Waldwick’s prosecutor. Joseph DeMarco, a North Haledon attorney who has been serving as Brady’s substitute when needed, will become the new pros- ecutor. “I am sorry to lose such a fine judge as Chuck Ryan. I’ve heard very good reports on Richard Brady as a prosecutor and expect equal reports on his abilities as a judge,” said Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan. He said he had interviewed and evaluated six candidates for the position and then made his recommendation to the council, which made the final decision. An attorney since 1987, Brady served seven years as the police chief in Waldwick, retiring in 2004 after 25 years on the Waldwick Police Department. During that time he attended and gradu- ated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and pursued his law degree at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, NY. His legal prac- tice is on Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. Ryan, a 33-year borough resident, retired from private practice earlier this year. A past president of the Bergen County Bar Association, he volunteered in the area of domestic violence and founded the New Jersey Bar Association’s pro bono project on domestic violence and the lawyers’ Referral Panel for Alterna- tives to Domestic Violence, among other contributions. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served two years in Vietnam, Ryan is a member of the local American Legion and the VFW, which he served as com- mander for several years. He also served as the master of ceremonies for the Memorial Day parade and ceremonies in Midland Park and Wyckoff, posts he also relinquished this year. Through the years he has received numerous awards and citations from legal, governmental and community groups at the local, county and state levels for his contributions to the legal profession and the community.