New Jersey Family Court Judge Melanie Appleby received a one-month suspension without pay Nov. 5 for creating and helping to conceal a conflict of interest with a lawyer who helped her with her own child-support issue even though he had cases before her.
The state Supreme Court imposed the suspension, effective Nov. 10, adopting the findings and recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.
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