A practicing attorney, Roma was elected to serve on the Borough Council in
Palisades Park, serving as council president. He was granted tenure as a judge in 2003 and served until 2014 when he retired. In 1992, Roma ran against five-term Democratic incumbent
Robert Torricelli in
New Jersey's 9th congressional district, criticizing his opponent as "the poster child for Congressional abuse" which included bouncing 27 checks drawn on the House Bank for more than $11,000 in just over three years and sending $250,000 in mailings at taxpayer expense using his
franking privileges. ==Death==