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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...

2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

Hoffman ascends to top court after Senate confirmation

September 30, 2024 3:11 pmSeptember 30, 2024 3:20 pm

The New Jersey Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed John Jay Hoffman to be an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Hoffman will succeed former Justice Lee A. Solomon, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 last month....

Judiciary Committee clears Hoffman for Monday confirmation

September 26, 2024 3:23 pm

In a smooth, uninquisitive hearing Thursday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee cleared John Jay Hoffman’s nomination to the state Supreme Court to replace Lee A. Solomon. The Judiciary Committee voted 11-0 to support Hoffman, who served as acting attorney general...

Tiver signs off on Hoffman, paving the way for Supreme Court confirmation next month

August 14, 2024 10:26 amAugust 14, 2024 11:44 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, John Jay Hoffman, has passed a critical point in his bid for Senate confirmation with signoff from State Sen. Latham Tiver (R-Southampton), the New Jersey Globe has...

Hoffman gets backing of Burzichelli, Diegnan, Johnson

June 19, 2024 4:45 pmJune 19, 2024 7:56 pm

Thirteen members of the New Jersey State Senate have indicated they would vote to confirm John Jay Hoffman for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court. State Sens. John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield), and Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood)...

O’Scanlon will vote to confirm Hoffman

June 19, 2024 12:19 pmJune 19, 2024 4:46 pm

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver) will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of John Jay Hoffman as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. O’Scanlon, a conservative Republican from Monmouth County, becomes the tenth senator and fourth Republican...