John Lacey Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ex-Chief Justices, attorneys general endorse Platkin for AG

February 3, 2022 4:37 pmFebruary 4, 2022 9:30 am

In a vast display of support from the state’s legal elite, a group of former Supreme Court Chief Justices and state attorneys general have today endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as the next Attorney General of New...

SCI report recommends statewide abolition of constable position

January 7, 2022 12:02 pm

The State Commission of Investigation (SCI) released a report last month advocating for the abolition of the state’s constable position, finding that the position is frequently abused and poorly supervised in municipalities across the state. Constables, originally the precursor to...

Murphy names Williams Brewer, Lacey to SCI

January 5, 2022 3:28 pmJanuary 5, 2022 3:59 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will toss two holdovers from the Christie administration from the State Commission of Investigation, with Rev. Tiffany Williams Brewer set to become the first Black woman to chair the independent investigatory agency, the New Jersey Globe has...