Christine Todd Whitman Archives

Murphy fights racism from behind Woodrow Wilson’s desk

June 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged the former President Woodrow Wilson’s troubled history on race Thursday, but he did not say whether it was reason enough to stop using the former New Jersey governor’s desk. Last week, a picture of Murphy taking...

Jim McGreevey, Photo by Kevin Sanders for New Jersey Globe

N.J. Supreme Court: The McGreevey and Corzine Courts

June 7, 2020 10:11 pmJune 7, 2020 11:20 pm

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman resigned in February 2001 to join President George W. Bush’s cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Senate President Donald DiFrancesco succeeded her as governor, but no seats on the New Jersey Supreme Court...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Whitman Court

June 7, 2020 10:08 pmJune 7, 2020 11:19 pm

By the time Tom Kean left office in January 1989, the oldest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court was Robert Clifford, who would not reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 until 1994. With no unanticipated vacancies, Gov. Jim...

Murphy’s announcement is good news for Fernandez-Vina

June 5, 2020 11:05 am

Gov. Phil Murphy today effectively announced his intention to renominate Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina for another term on the New Jersey Supreme Court when his seat comes up on November 13. In his announcement that he is nominating Fabiana Pierre-Louis to...

Star-Ledger announces shift away from local news, acknowledges editorials ‘lean left’

May 28, 2020 11:39 amMay 28, 2020 10:22 pm

The Star-Ledger will shift their online coverage to national news stories involving President Donald Trump and political issues, their top New Jersey executive announced today. “Our focus has been intensely New Jersey, but it’s clear some of you want more...

Richard Schaub, state banking commissioner under Cahill and Byrne, dies at 88

May 16, 2020 5:35 pm

Richard F. Schaub, who served in the cabinets of Governors William Cahill and Brendan Byrne, died on May 12 after complications from surgery. He was 88. Schaub served as New Jersey Commissioner of Banking from 1972 to 1976 and was...

Green Party nominates Madelyn Hoffman for U.S. Senate

May 2, 2020 5:57 pmMay 3, 2020 7:39 pm

The Green Party of New Jersey has picked Madelyn Hoffman, a longtime environmental and social justice activist, as their candidate for U.S. Senate at their annual convention held remotely on Zoom on Saturday. Hoffman, who was unopposed, becomes the candidate...