By Michael Booth | July 26, 2018
The New Jersey Senate on Thursday approved state Supreme Court Justice Anne Patterson for tenure, entitling her to serve as many as 11 more years on the court if she wishes.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 25, 2018
Plaintiffs in the pelvic mesh litigation have accused a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary of judge-shopping after the company asked a Philadelphia judge to recuse from an upcoming trial and also sought to have its appeal of a $13 million verdict assigned to a different appellate panel.
By Michael Booth | July 24, 2018
A New Jersey municipal judge is denying that she violated ethics rules when she sent what judiciary officials say were a series of "discourteous and undignified" emails to a local prosecutor.
By Charles Toutant | July 23, 2018
Legislation proposing reforms to the state's municipal court system could be introduced as early as August. But there are already signs of resistance to a key element to the reform package: one that would change the way municipal judges are picked.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | July 23, 2018
Supreme Court report recommends municipal court reform following NJSBA report
By Ellis Kim | July 19, 2018
The panel voted along an 11-10 party-line split to approve Britt Grant, who was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and David Porter, who was tapped for the Third Circuit.
By Charles Toutant | July 17, 2018
A committee assembled by the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a blueprint for reforming the state's vast system of municipal courts, with an emphasis on reducing excessive fines imposed on litigants, improving the process for selecting and retaining municipal court judges, and paying closer attention to judicial independence.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | July 16, 2018
Latest 'New Jersey Lawyer' magazine focuses on Judiciary
By Michael Booth | July 13, 2018
A New Jersey judge is facing ethics charges for allegedly sending a series of "discourteous and undignified" emails to a local prosecutor, then pretending she did not know about them when questioned by a defense attorney.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Sandra C. Fava and Katherine A. Nunziata | July 13, 2018
Where is the line between laid-back and neglectful? Between hands-on and smothering? Legislative preference for a certain parenting style, and the attitude of the adjudicator, can affect a custody determination.
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