By Colleen Murphy | January 22, 2025
"He can retire knowing that our courts and our justice system will benefit from his accomplishments for decades to come," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said.
By Charles Toutant | January 15, 2025
The 10 judges President Joe Biden nominated are more diverse than the group they replaced. His nominees include four women, three Black judges, two Asian Americans and one Latina, while the previous occupants of those seats include two women, two Latinos and no Blacks or Asians. The Biden judges are also seen by some observers as competent but not particularly ideological.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | January 10, 2025
While we are always sensitive to the potential problems of misuse of judicial office, it is therefore also important to recognize when those potential problems have been correctly addressed, and not to taint and thereby discourage a proactive solution with inaccurate suggestions of impropriety.
By Colleen Murphy | December 31, 2024
From a brewing fight over the way Appellate Division judges are selected to a rule change that allowed a path back from disbarment for the first time in 45 years, 2024 has seen major changes in the state’s legal landscape.
By Colleen Murphy | December 30, 2024
Superior Court vacancies have continued to climb despite the confirmation of dozens of nominees to the bench this year.
By Colleen Murphy | December 26, 2024
From social media posts to pension disputes, New Jersey’s judiciary faced a year of sharp contrasts, marked by significant wins and losses for the state’s judges.
By Colleen Murphy | December 19, 2024
In the New Jersey Senate’s final 2024 session, the legislators confirmed a new Mercer County prosecutor and seven nominees to the Superior Court.
By Aleeza Furman | December 17, 2024
“Threats against judges—state, federal and otherwise—have risen exponentially,” U.S. District Chief Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said during a webinar Monday. “They've gone through the roof, to be more plain-spoken about it."
By Colleen Murphy | December 16, 2024
“My guiding principle is, with hard work, we will achieve our mission: justice for all,” retired Mercer County Superior Court Judge Janetta D. Marbrey told the committee Monday. She has been nominated to fill the role of Mercer County prosecutor.
By Charles Toutant | December 16, 2024
Adeel Mangi said in a letter to the White House that the system for approving federal court judges is "fundamentally broken" and has turned into "a channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras."
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