Jaynee LaVecchia 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 appears to commit to repeating Wainer Apter nomination given need and re-election win

July 7, 2021 2:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to commit to renominating Rachel Wainer Apter to the New Jersey Supreme Court if she is not confirmed by the State Senate and he wins a second term Wednesday. “I have been, I continue to be...

U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up forced password disclosure appeal

May 19, 2021 1:09 pmMay 19, 2021 1:23 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a case weighing whether the Fifth Amendment could be used to shield the disclosure of electronic passwords, leaving in place existing precedent that allows authorities to compel password disclosure. The...

Murphy mum on action to move Wainer Apter nomination

May 17, 2021 3:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say what he was doing to push state Supreme Court nominee Rachel Wainer Apter towards confirmation after Senate Judiciary Chairman Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) said she may not be confirmed before the start of the high...

No assurances of speedy Senate confirmation for Wainer Apter, Scutari says

May 17, 2021 12:06 amMay 17, 2021 12:11 am

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wasn’t ready to say if Rachel Wainer Apter would be confirmed for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, noting that the process for her to replace Justice Jaynee LaVecchia could go...

Wainer Apter steering clear of matters that could come before high court

March 17, 2021 5:19 pmMarch 17, 2021 6:26 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court nominee Rachel Wainer Apter has kept clear of legal matters that could eventually come before the state’s high court since Monday, a spokesman for the state Office of the Attorney General told the New Jersey Globe....

Coughlin, Pascrell like Murphy’s top court pick

March 16, 2021 9:07 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court received high marks on Monday evening from one of the highest-ranking people in state government, a longtime North Jersey congressman with a vote in the confirmation process....