Anne Patterson Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. Supreme Court strengthens municipal authority in landmark zoning variance ruling

July 13, 2026 10:17 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court handed municipalities a significant victory in land-use cases on Monday, unanimously ruling that developers seeking use variances for hospitals, senior housing, schools, childcare centers, and other “inherently beneficial” projects must prove their proposals will not...

Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...

N.J. Supreme Court rules Jersey City ward map does not violate ‘compactness’ law

June 18, 2025 3:23 pmJune 19, 2025 3:36 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a legal challenge that argued Jersey City’s ward map is illegally gerrymandered. Jersey City Councilman Frank Gilmore and a coalition of more than a dozen neighborhood groups sued the city’s ward commission...

N.J. Supreme Court orders release of Sundiata Acoli, who killed state trooper in 1973

May 10, 2022 12:03 pm

On a 3-2 vote, the New Jersey Supreme Court today ordered the release on parole of Sundiata Acoli, a former Black Panther who infamously killed New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. The decision comes after a long process...

Justice LaVecchia won’t extend retirement, leaving Supreme Court on December 31

December 17, 2021 2:48 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Jaynee LaVecchia will retire on December 31, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. LaVecchia announced on March 8 that she would step down on August 30 and Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Rachel Wainer Apter to replace her one...

Who will the Supreme Court pick as the congressional redistricting tiebreaker? 15 questions — and answers — about what comes next

July 16, 2021 3:05 amJuly 16, 2021 3:50 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court inherited a political hot potato on Thursday after Democratic and Republican commissioners on the Congressional Redistricting Commission failed to agree on a consensus candidate to serve as the independent 13th member of the panel. The...

Justice Solomon appears before Judiciary Committee today in bid for tenured seat on top court

May 13, 2021 10:55 am

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Lee Solomon will appear before the New Jersey State Judiciary Committee on Thursday as he seeks to obtain a tenured seat on the state’s top court. If Solomon is confirmed by the Senate – there...