Barry Albin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Despite national rulings, N.J. Supreme Court won’t have vacancies filled before recess

June 24, 2022 5:05 pmJune 25, 2022 1:56 pm

With the U.S. Supreme Court delivering two key victories for conservatives in recent days – striking down the justifiable need requirement for concealed carry laws and rescinding the constitutional right to abortion – the New Jersey Judiciary may soon be...

Nominees to Superior Court, county prosecutors’ offices clear Judiciary Committee

June 20, 2022 12:11 pmJune 21, 2022 9:46 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced three nominees to the Superior Court today, representing another small step towards addressing the state’s large number of judicial vacancies; two county prosecutor nominees were also cleared by the committee. The three Superior Court nominees...

Schepisi still won’t take firm stance on Wainer Apter

May 27, 2022 12:27 pmMay 31, 2022 9:50 am

State Sen. Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale), who has used the unwritten rule of senatorial courtesy to block New Jersey Supreme Court nominee Rachel Wainer Apter for over a year, yesterday once again declined to say where exactly she stands on...

Rabner exhorts governor, legislature to address Supreme Court vacancies

May 20, 2022 10:44 amMay 20, 2022 12:49 pm

With one seat on the seven-member New Jersey Supreme Court vacant, another occupied by a temporary replacement judge, and a third held by a permanent justice who will hit the mandatory retirement age in seven weeks, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner...

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...

The N.J. Supreme Court might have three vacancies by July. Does anyone care?

April 18, 2022 5:55 pmApril 18, 2022 11:48 pm

With New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin set to hit the mandatory retirement age of 70 on July 7, it’s possible that the state’s highest court will soon have only four permanent members, down from seven. Yet despite the...

Possible N.J. Supreme Court nominee temporarily elevated to appellate court

February 9, 2022 2:58 pm

Judge Maritza Berdote Byrne, who is under consideration for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, has been temporarily elevated to the appellate court, a move that increases minority representation at the highest levels of the state judiciary and...