For the past six years, the state has endured a constitutional crisis over judicial independence, in the form of Gov. Christie’s unprecedented refusal to nominate for tenure two well-respected jurists and the brusque dismissal of the governor’s nominees by the Democratic legislative majority. Vacancies on the Superior Court mounted, and justice was delayed and thus denied for thousands of citizens.
By the surprise nomination of Democrat Walter Timpone, a well-regarded criminal defense attorney, the crisis appears at an end. The compromise between the governor and Senate President Sweeney included withdrawal of the nomination of a judge who everyone expected to be rejected by Sen. Sweeney—not because of his abilities but because he would, according to Sen. Sweeney’s view, upset the traditional bipartisan balance on the Court.
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