After touring vineyards on vacation in the Napa Valley in 2013, Ralph J. Lamparello had settled down to enjoy a glass of wine when his cell phone rang.

Governor Chris Christie was on the line and the then-president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) excused himself to take the call outside. This was no social call. After complaining about Lamparello’s criticism of him in the press, Christie told him he was not going to nominate state Supreme Court Justice Helen Hoens for reappointment.

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