Governor Christie announced today that he was nominating Robert Hanna and Judge David Bauman to fill the two Supreme Court seats now occupied by temporarily-assigned judges of the Appellate Division. Hanna, whom the Governor announced is a political independent, is ...
As part of its constitutional duty to administer all courts in New Jersey, the Supreme Court sometimes finds it necessary to discipine judges. On this date in 2006, the Court decided In re Mathesius, 188 N.J. 496 (2006). The decision ...
The Third Circuit has issued the attached Notice to Counsel, which covers two subjects. First, the Court states that “[m]otions for extension of time to file a brief or to otherwise comply with the rules are disfavored. Motions seeking lengthy extensions and repeated motions ...
A3228 was recently introduced in the Legislature byAssemblywoman Spencer (D-Essex). The bill would provide a 30-day period for filing a notice of appeal from municipal court decisions. The current time for appeal, specified in Rule 3:23-2, is twenty days. The Statement accompanying the ...
The Supreme Court of New Jersey announced yesterday that webcasts of archived Supreme Court oral arguments can now be viewed in an MP4 format, on notepads, smart phones, or other mobile devices. Previously, oral arguments could be viewed only using ...
Nichole Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc. v. Tri-Centurion, Inc., 694 F.3d 340 (3d Cir. 2012). Some posts on this blog have much substantive content. This one does not. Though this opinion by Chief Judge McKee is about Medicare issues, doubtless ...
In an Order issued yesterday, Chief Justice Rabner announced the elevation of Judges Rodriguez and Cuff to the Supreme Court effective October 1, 2012. The Chief Justice acted pursuant to the authority of Article VI, section 2, paragraph 1 of the ...
South Jerseyans, and those who are vacationing in Cape May and who either have gotten too much sun or just want to get a dose of appellate practice, can observe seven oral arguments before Judges Alvarez, Nugent and Ostrer today at the ...
In Shelton v. Restaurant.com, Inc., the Supreme Court of New Jersey took the relatively rare step of accepting questions certified to it by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. That occurrence was discussed here. The case was argued before the ...
The Supreme Court has approved amendments to a number of Court Rules. The amendments take effect on September 1, 2012. The changes to the appellate rules fall into four general categories. A number of them are in accordance with recommendations ...