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Murphy’s Supreme Court pick clears Judiciary Committee with universal support

June 26, 2023 11:32 amJune 26, 2023 11:41 am

Michael Noriega, Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for an open seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee today after a controversy-free hearing. All ten senators present on the committee, including four Republicans, voted in support...

Noriega formally unveiled as Murphy’s Supreme Court pick

May 15, 2023 1:40 pmMay 16, 2023 2:44 am

At a ceremony today in the Statehouse’s newly reopened rotunda, Gov. Phil Murphy formally announced his nomination of Michael Noriega, an immigration and criminal lawyer and a former public defender, to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Noriega’s impending nomination was...

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...

Murphy has ‘no news to make’ on remaining Supreme Court vacancy

January 13, 2023 2:17 pm

When now-New Jersey Supreme Court Justices Rachel Wainer Apter and Douglas Fasciale were confirmed by the New Jersey Senate last fall, it was an important day for the state’s highest court, which finally had a near-full complement of permanent members...

Stack anticipates process to fill Albin seat will begin in next few months

October 17, 2022 4:39 pmOctober 17, 2022 6:58 pm

The State Senate confirmed two new justices of the state Supreme Court today, but that still leaves the seven-member court with one seat left open: that of former Justice Barry Albin, who turned 70 in July and was required to...

Senate confirms Wainer Apter, Fasciale, bringing N.J. Supreme Court to near-full strength

October 17, 2022 3:58 pmOctober 17, 2022 4:16 pm

New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Faciale were confirmed today by the State Senate for seven-year terms on the New Jersey Supreme Court, at last addressing a vacancy crisis on the...

Fasciale, Wainer Apter approved by committee for spots on N.J. Supreme Court

October 13, 2022 3:23 pmOctober 14, 2022 9:34 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee took a huge step towards restocking the undermanned New Jersey Supreme Court today, approving New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale for two seats on the state’s...