John Keefe Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill expands judicial advisory panel, removes three ex-Supreme Court justices

August 31, 2026 4:07 pmSeptember 1, 2026 12:26 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has expanded the state’s Judicial Advisory Panel from seven members to eight and replaced four former judges appointed by former Gov. Phil Murphy. Sherrill signed Executive Order 22 Monday, continuing the panel, which advises the governor on...

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...

Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Lawyers with that Winning Edge

August 31, 2021 12:01 amAugust 31, 2021 1:01 pm

In addition to my various public positions, I have practiced law for more than 30 years, giving me the opportunity to interact with all types of lawyers. Fortunately or unfortunately, I have interacted with literally thousands of lawyers. I have...

Biden launches Jersey Lawyers for Joe

April 27, 2020 11:16 amMay 1, 2020 12:58 am

In what could be a long list of potential candidates for federal judgeships or the next U.S. Attorney if Joe Biden wins the presidency, 83 New Jersey attorneys have signed on as the founding members of Jersey Lawyers for Joe....

Sherrill backer Barbara Curran was first woman NJ GOP executive director

October 30, 2018 6:37 pm

A primer on former Assemblywoman Barbara Curran, a Republican who endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Curran became involved in politics working on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and managed former Senate President Frank McDermott’s...

Murphy names panel on judicial appointments

March 20, 2018 9:35 pmMarch 21, 2018 8:24 am

A group of mostly former New Jersey Supreme Court Justices were named today to a panel to advise Gov. Phil Murphy on judicial appointments. Murphy has picked former Chief Justice James Zazzali to chair the Judicial Advisory Panel, and named...