Chief Justice Rabner has announced the elevation of three judges to the Appellate Division.  Two of them, Judges Firko and Natali, have been serving on temporary assignment to the Appellate Division since April 16, 2018, as discussed here.  The third ...

At last night’s NJSBA Appellate Practice Committee meeting, it was announced that three judges of the Appellate Division will be retiring shortly.  They are Judges Carroll, Leone, and Manahan.  Each of those judges are some years short of age 70, ...

According to the solar calendar, summer formally begins on June 21.  But the Appellate Division begins its summer schedule on June 18, as reflected in the summer Part schedule published here.  The summer is divided into six two-week “Sessions.”  Sessions ...

Governor Murphy announced yesterday that he is nominating Justice Patterson for tenure on the Supreme Court.  Justice Patterson has served with distinction on the Court for the past seven years.  She has written important and well-crafted opinions, and she has ...

The White House announced two nominees to fill seats on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  They are Paul Matey of New Jersey and David Porter of Pennsylvania. Matey is currently senior vice president and general counsel of University Hospital ...

Chief Justice Rabner has announced that Judges Lisa A. Firko and Arnold L. Nitali, Jr., have been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division.  Both judges will serve in the Appellate Division, on Parts to be designated by the Appellate Division’s ...

Chief Justice Rabner announced today that Judge Lisa Rose will be temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division effective January 2, 2018.  Judge Rose, who had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division from September 11-November 19, 2017, currently sits in ...

Stephanos Bibas is a Professor of Law and Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  He is a graduate of Yale Law School and has other degrees from Columbia and Oxford.  Following his graduation from law school, Professor Bibas ...

The Supreme Court announced today that Judge Espinosa has been temporarily assigned to Part E of the Appellate Division from September 1 through September 30, 2017.  That Order amends the General Assignment Order for 2017-18, discussed here, from which Judge ...

Chief Justice Rabner has announced that Judge Lisa Rose is being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division, Part A, for the period of September 11-November 19, 2017.  As reported here, the General Assignment Order for 2017-18 made provision for a ...