Senate Democrats announced last week that the Senate Judiciary Committee would hold a hearing on the nomination of Judge Fausto Fernandez-Vina to the Supreme Court. That hearing has been scheduled for October 17. Governor Christie nominated Judge Fernandez-Vina, a Republican, ...
It was announced today the Chief Justice Rabner has temporarily elevated Judges Garry S. Rothstadt and Amy O’Connor to the Appellate Division. The two judges will serve there from September 16 through November 24, 2013, with Judge Rothstadt joining Part ...
Governor Christie announced today that he will not re-nominate Justice Hoens to the Supreme Court once her initial seven-year term expires later this year. Instead, he is nominating Judge Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina, who currently serves as Assignment Judge in the Superior ...
Chief Justice Rabner announced today that, effective August 1, 2013, Judges Carroll and Leone will be elevated to the Appellate Division. Both of those judges had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division earlier this year. The Order issued by ...
By a 64-34 vote, the United States Senate today confirmed Magistrate Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite her undoubted credentials, and as was true at the Judiciary Committee as well, most Senate Republicans ...
Article VI, section 6, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution provides that Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Superior Court “shall be retired upon attaining the age of 70 years.” Pennsylvania’s Constitution, Article 5, section 16(b), ...
On December 10, 2012, Governor Christie nominated Robert Hanna, currently the Director of the Board of Public Utilties, and Judge David Bauman of the Superior Court of Monmouth County, to fill the two vacant seats on the Supreme Court. Two and ...
Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Judge Shwartz for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 11-7, almost entirely on party lines. All Democrats and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted in ...
In Orders published yesterday, Chief Justice Rabner temporarily assigned four trial level judges to four different Parts of the Appellate Division. All four of the assignments run from February 25, 2013 through May 3, 2013. Judge Harry G. Carroll, who currently ...
In separate Orders issued on January 4 and made public today, Chief Justice Rabner has reassigned Judge Ashrafi to Part G of the Appellate Division and Judge Hayden to Part C. Both reassignments will be effective as of February 1. ...