By Colleen Murphy | September 4, 2024
Retired chief judge of the Appellate Division, Carmen Messano has been tapped to helm the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, who called the retired Appellate Division judge a "gifted leader."
By Colleen Murphy | August 26, 2024
"Our judges and county prosecutors work extremely hard every day to ensure justice is served at the highest level and quality here in New Jersey," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said in a statement. "The enactment of this bill allows us to maintain competitive salaries and retirement compensation for these officials."
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | August 23, 2024
We mourn the recent passing of Justice Alan B. Handler, who served on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1977 to 1999 and whose impact as a scholar and author was monumental.
By Max Mitchell | August 21, 2024
"It has always been a concern for me and my judicial colleagues (as well as the bar) that there have been Chapter 11 cases in which a company's headquarters or significant facilities and operations were in New Jersey, but the filings were elsewhere."
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | August 16, 2024
The proposal seems to have deservedly dropped out of sight and may now be too late for this year's general election. But it is still a bad idea and we should be diligent in watching out for its reappearance.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 15, 2024
"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
By Charles Toutant | August 12, 2024
"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | August 9, 2024
"One of the pioneers on the subject of sentence equality and avoidance of undue disparity in sentencing," Justice James Coleman Jr. had a unique "zeal for justice," writes the Law Journal Editorial Board.
By Colleen Murphy | August 8, 2024
"I want people to remember me fondly as a member of the court at every level and, frankly, at every job," retiring Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "That is the best I could ask for."
By Colleen Murphy | August 5, 2024
"We join the Coleman family, the legal community, and all those who respect our system of justice in mourning the loss of Justice Coleman," Vito A. Gagliardi Jr., managing principal of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, said in a statement.
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