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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 will get two Supreme Court nominations in 2020

January 2, 2020 2:14 pm

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 on November 10. Murphy must also decide if he will renominate...

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...

Murphy appointees at PVSC, PANYNJ face confirmation woes

June 1, 2018 12:00 amJune 2, 2018 1:29 am

Several nominations made by Gov. Phil Murphy may have some trouble getting through the New Jersey State Senate. Murphy has nominated Passaic Mayor Hector Lora, Paterson City Council President Ruby Cotton, and East Rutherford Mayor James Casella to the Passaic Valley...

How Zwicker could be a Senator by Thanksgiving

April 12, 2018 3:00 amApril 12, 2018 3:46 pm

A scenario exists by which Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) moves up to the New Jersey State Senate by Thanksgiving, expanding the Democratic majority to 26-14. Governor Phil Murphy will get his first chance to nominate a New Jersey Supreme...