When Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decided, after years of refusal, to reverse course and nominate a Democrat to the state Supreme Court, he found himself in much the same position he was in two years ago when faced with whether to nominate Democratic Chief Justice Stuart Rabner for tenure—with few options but to reach across the aisle.
Several legislators said Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, ultimately held the final say in whether the vacancy left by Democratic Justice John Wallace Jr. would be filled or remain open during the rest of Christie’s second and final term.
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