Camelia Valdes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy formally announces Platkin as attorney general pick

February 3, 2022 12:09 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will nominate Matt Platkin to be the next state attorney general, succeeding acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck; Platkin served as Murphy’s chief counsel from 2018 until 2020, when he became a partner at...

Murphy still mulling attorney general nominee after considering 8 candidates

January 12, 2022 2:21 pmJanuary 13, 2022 9:13 am

Gov. Phil Murphy is still considering potential candidates to serve as New Jersey Attorney General during his second term after a process where eight contenders have been vetted for the post, the New Jersey Globe has learned. But administration sources...

104 state nominees remain unconfirmed, most with no Senate hearings on the horizon

January 5, 2022 4:42 pm

With the lame duck session less than a week from ending and only one scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee meeting left, time is running out for the 104 of Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominees who remain unconfirmed after up to two years...

Murphy picks Renee Robeson as new Hunterdon prosecutor

April 23, 2021 4:00 pmApril 23, 2021 3:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to nominate Renee Robeson as the next Hunterdon County Prosecutor and will renominate Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes to another term, two senior administration officials told the New Jersey Globe. Murphy will formally submit their...

Should Albin leave early to protect Supreme Court seat for Democrats?

February 15, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 15, 2021 6:43 pm

The winner of the 2021 race for governor will nominate a majority of justices to the New Jersey Supreme Court between 2022 and 2024, creating a Ruth Bader Ginsburg-like quandary for the senior member of the court. Associate Justice Barry...