Fabiana Pierre-Louis. Archives

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...

Murphy nominates Rachel Wainer Apter to state’s high court

March 15, 2021 9:43 amMarch 15, 2021 11:06 am

Gov. Phil Murphy announced he will nominate Rachel Wainer Apter, the 40-year-old director of the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights and a former American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney, to fill the state Supreme Court left vacant by the upcoming...

Murphy suggests he’ll keep state Supreme Court balanced if re-elected

February 17, 2021 3:09 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy suggested he would abide by a long-standing tradition of partisan balance on the state’s high court if he won a second term as governor. “I don’t have any comment about the future,” he said at Wednesday’s virus...

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...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 18, 2021 12:30 amJanuary 17, 2021 9:49 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

Pierre-Louis sworn in, becoming first black woman to sit on New Jersey’s high court

September 1, 2020 4:51 pmSeptember 1, 2020 5:23 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis was sworn in Tuesday, putting a black woman on the state’s highest court for the first time in history. The former federal prosecutor was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate last week. New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice...

Timpone resigning today; Pierre-Louis will take oath tomorrow

August 31, 2020 1:07 pmAugust 31, 2020 3:05 pm

Walter F. Timpone will resign his seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court later today and Fabiana Pierre-Louis will be sworn in tomorrow at 4 PM, court officials told the New Jersey Globe. Pierre-Louis, who was unanimously confirmed by the...