Orders of Chief Justice Rabner that temporarily assigned three judges to the Appellate Division, in addition to any other assignments, were released on Friday, April 10.  The three judges are Judge John Tassini, who currently sits in Monmouth County, Judge ...

As reported here, Judge Gibbons Whipple was previously elevated to the Appellate Division, to serve on Part G, for a term extending from September 15, 2014 through November 23, 2014.  Today, a November 21, 2014 Order from Chief Justice Rabner was ...

In an article in Tuesday’s New York Times, Adam Liptak reported that opponents of same-sex marriage are challenging the composition of Ninth Circuit panels that have heard cases involving gay rights.  The opponents assert that, against what they say are ...

Yesterday, as expected, the Supreme Court announced that an appeal as of right has been filed, and had been accepted by the Supreme Court, in State v. Buckner, 437 N..J. Super. 8 (App. Div. 2014).  The Appellate Division’s 2-1 decision is ...

Some people have complaints about the Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, though our Court in fact remains at or near the top of all state Supreme Courts in the United States.  But to see a state Supreme Court that is truly an ...

Chief Justice Rabner announced last Friday that Judge Mary Gibbons Whipple is being temporarily elevated to the Appellate Division.  She will serve on Part G from September 15 through November 23, 2014. A graduate of Seton Hall School of Law, Judge ...

Chief Justice Rabner announced today that Judges Higbee, Manahan, and Sumners will move to the Appellate Division effective on August 1.  All three had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division earlier this year, so today’s announcement does not come as a ...

As announced by the Supreme Court here, Judge Rodriguez will retire as a judge on September 1, 2014.  Effective June 19, he has waived continued temporary service on the Supreme Court and  will return to the Appellate Division.  With the ...

The Senate today voted to confirm Cheryl Krause, a resident of New Jersey, for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  She is a partner at Dechert’s Philadelphia office, where she specializes in white-collar criminal defense and government investigations.  ...

Today, the Senate voted to grant tenure to Chief Justice Rabner and to confirm Judge Solomon as an Associate Justice.  This was as expected.  The vote on Chief Justice Rabner was 29-6.  Senators voted 36-2 to make Judge Solomon Justice ...