Fabiana Pierre-Louis. Archives

Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 19, 2026 12:11 amJanuary 18, 2026 10:13 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...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 20, 2025 12:12 amJanuary 19, 2025 9:10 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...

With N.J. Circuit Court nominee in trouble, Biden may have to switch tactics – and soon

March 21, 2024 11:01 amMarch 21, 2024 5:28 pm

Democrats in the U.S. Senate don’t appear to have the votes to confirm New Jersey’s Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, presenting President Joe Biden with a difficult political – and moral – dilemma:...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 15, 2024 12:09 amJanuary 14, 2024 9:56 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...

Adeel Mangi is top candidate for Third Circuit Court of Appeals seat

November 6, 2023 6:58 pmNovember 7, 2023 12:13 am

Adeel A. Mangi has emerged as the leading candidate to fill an open New Jersey seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and would become the first Muslim to serve as a federal appellate court judge,...

Michael Noriega is Murphy’s pick for N.J. Supreme Court

May 13, 2023 2:09 pmMay 13, 2023 2:34 pm

Michael Noriega, a former public defender and immigration rights advocate who handled litigation for the American Civil Liberties Union, is Gov. Phil Murphy’s choice to serve as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, giving the top court...