While it may not appear to be a top priority in Trenton, it has not escaped the notice of those concerned about the stability of our state Supreme Court that the nomination to fill the seat of now retired Associate Justice Jaynee LaVecchia has been pending for 14 months. retired Associate Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina reached the mandatory retirement age in late February, an event that had been utterly predictable for the preceding 70 years, but no nomination for his replacement has been made. And Associate Justice Barry Albin reaches the mandatory retirement age on July 7.