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Senate set to approve nearly all of Murphy’s diverse March slate of Superior Court nominees

May 17, 2022 4:35 pm

In March, Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a set of 14 nominees to the Superior Court, with the intention of both diversifying the judiciary and addressing the state’s backlog of cases and judicial vacancies. Now, with a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting...

Cohort of acting commissioners in Murphy administration reduced by one

March 24, 2022 5:11 pmMarch 24, 2022 7:14 pm

Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate today for a full term as commissioner, more than a year after she first took over the department in an acting capacity. When Commissioner Carole Johnson left state...

Senate committee approves Downey for judgeship

March 21, 2022 3:08 pm

Former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold), who flipped a Monmouth County Assembly seat in 2015 but lost re-election last year, today received the unanimous support of the Senate Judiciary Committee for a judgeship on the Workers’ Compensation Court. Downey’s nomination to...