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Thirteen months after 2020 election, judges order special election in South Toms River

December 7, 2021 11:30 amDecember 11, 2021 2:01 pm

More than a year after an election for South Toms River Borough Council ended in a tie, a state appellate court today ordered a special election to fill a seat that’s been vacant since April. The 2020 election initially resulted...

Biden may have forced Murphy’s hand on Supreme Court pick

March 17, 2020 12:01 amMarch 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Joe Biden may have boxed in Gov. Phil Murphy on his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biden pledge to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court during a presidential debate on Sunday night could...

Murphy’s Supreme Court pick comes next year and he could name first black woman

April 24, 2019 12:01 amApril 24, 2019 10:59 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will get to make his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court later next year when Justice Walter F. Timpone reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 and there is a decent chance he will use...