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Pierre-Louis confirmed to New Jersey Supreme Court

August 27, 2020 2:04 pmAugust 27, 2020 2:32 pm

The State Senate unanimously voted to confirm former federal prosecutor Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the New Jersey Supreme Court Thursday, putting a black woman on that bench for the first time in the state’s history. “I’m incredibly proud that the Senate...

New Jersey’s first black Supreme Court Justice praise Pierre-Louis nomination

June 11, 2020 4:10 pm

The first black to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court today praised Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Fabiana Pierre-Louis to fill his old seat. “I met Fabiana years ago, and I recall Justice Wallace introducing us,” said retired Associate...

Lagana calls Pierre-Louis ‘exciting and dynamic nominee’

June 9, 2020 2:10 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) is looking forward to learning more about Fabiana Pierre-Louis, a former federal prosecutor nominated last week to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. “In this moment, as our nation cries...

Watson Coleman praises Murphy top court pick

June 8, 2020 6:47 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) says she’s heard great things about Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Fabiana Pierre-Louis. “I’m excited,” Watson Coleman told the New Jersey Globe. “I commend the governor for...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Christie Court

June 7, 2020 10:12 pmJune 7, 2020 11:23 pm

The ninth governor of New Jersey to serve under the 1947 State Constitution was Republican Chris Christie, who became the first in history to refuse the reappointment of a sitting justice – he did it twice – and the first...

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N.J. Supreme Court: The McGreevey and Corzine Courts

June 7, 2020 10:11 pmJune 7, 2020 11:20 pm

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman resigned in February 2001 to join President George W. Bush’s cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Senate President Donald DiFrancesco succeeded her as governor, but no seats on the New Jersey Supreme Court...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Whitman Court

June 7, 2020 10:08 pmJune 7, 2020 11:19 pm

By the time Tom Kean left office in January 1989, the oldest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court was Robert Clifford, who would not reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 until 1994. With no unanticipated vacancies, Gov. Jim...