Suzette Parmley

Trenton Correspondent who covers the N.J. Supreme Court, Governor, Legislature. She also contributes to The Legal Intelligencer and law.com. Suzette joined New Jersey Law Journal in Jan. 2019 from the Philadelphia Inquirer where she was a former Trenton Statehouse Correspondent and Business Reporter/Columnist. Awards: 1st Place for 2020 coverage of NJ Supreme Court; 2019 Specialized Writing Category, 5-time winner of the Business Financial Writing Portfolio Award from the New Jersey Press Association. Graduate of the Fels Center of Government/University of Pennsylvania. Email: [email protected] or follow on Twitter: @SuzParmley

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May 24, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Chief Justice Warns NJSBA That Judicial Vacancies Are 'Unsustainable'

His message: It's going to get ugly real soon if he doesn't get some judges.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

May 20, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Kim Yonta Departing as NJSBA President After an 'Extraordinarily Exceptional Year'

Now Domenick Carmagnola, a labor and employment law attorney, becomes the State Bar's new president.

By Suzette Parmley

11 minute read

May 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Shorthanded Pa. High Court Evenly Split Over Death Row Inmate Who Claimed Bias by 'Porngate' Justices

The split means an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas ruling rejecting Fears' Post-Conviction Relief Act claims stands.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

May 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

$3M Settlement For Woman Who Fell On Ice-Covered Stairwell at Monmouth Apartment Complex

A Monmouth County personal injury case involving a woman who slipped on an icy stairwell after a snow storm at an apartment complex recently settled…

By Suzette Parmley | David Gialanella

5 minute read

May 13, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Justice Lee Solomon's Reappointment Nomination Advances to Full Senate

The committee also approved the nomination of attorney Shawn LaTourette, a former Gibbons partner, for Department of Environmental Protection commissioner. He is currently acting commissioner.

By Suzette Parmley

10 minute read

May 13, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Split Decision Favors Whistleblower in Case Over County's Outside Counsel Work

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a split decision on Wednesday as to whether Cape May County retaliated against its former purchasing agent after she became embroiled in the bidding process for the county's outside counsel business involving two law firms. In "Allen v. Cape May County," the 5-2 majority ruled that plaintiff Allen is covered under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act in her involvement with the request for proposal bid involving Capehart & Scatchard, though not with a similar engagement involving Ballard Spahr.

By Suzette Parmley

8 minute read

May 11, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court: Criminal Jury Trials to Resume June 15

In a separate order, also issued Tuesday, the court directed the resumption of in-person grand juries on or after June 15, with each county to have at least one in-person panel in place by Aug. 1.

By Suzette Parmley

3 minute read

May 11, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Has 'COVID Time' Legislation Worked, and What Does It Mean for NJ's Criminal Justice Reform Future?

Roughly 3,675 individuals have been released from prison as of March 31, 2021, under S-2519, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

By Suzette Parmley

9 minute read

May 06, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

'With the New School Year Coming,' Anti-Hazing Bill Back on Track After Pandemic Hiatus

The Timothy J. Piazza Law regained momentum in the New Jersey Legislature after nearly a year of dormancy.

By Suzette Parmley

7 minute read

May 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Tip of the Iceberg': Six Tort Cases Filed in Pa. and Two Other States Blaming Herbicide for Parkinson's Disease

A half dozen lawsuits were filed simultaneously in federal court in three states April 30—including Pennsylvania—against the manufacturers and marketers of Paraquat, a herbicide allegedly linked to developing Parkinson's disease.

By Suzette Parmley

6 minute read

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