Lee Solomon Archives

Who will the Supreme Court pick as the congressional redistricting tiebreaker? 15 questions — and answers — about what comes next

July 16, 2021 3:05 amJuly 16, 2021 3:50 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court inherited a political hot potato on Thursday after Democratic and Republican commissioners on the Congressional Redistricting Commission failed to agree on a consensus candidate to serve as the independent 13th member of the panel. The...

With assurances of retaining O’Toole as chairman, Senate Judiciary unanimously advanced three Port Authority nominees

May 13, 2021 2:39 pmMay 13, 2021 2:46 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously released three nominees to the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Thursday. Dana Martinotti, Michelle Richardson and Robert Menendez Jr., the son of New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, are expected...

Justice Solomon appears before Judiciary Committee today in bid for tenured seat on top court

May 13, 2021 10:55 am

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Lee Solomon will appear before the New Jersey State Judiciary Committee on Thursday as he seeks to obtain a tenured seat on the state’s top court. If Solomon is confirmed by the Senate – there...

Murphy suggests he’ll keep state Supreme Court balanced if re-elected

February 17, 2021 3:09 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy suggested he would abide by a long-standing tradition of partisan balance on the state’s high court if he won a second term as governor. “I don’t have any comment about the future,” he said at Wednesday’s virus...

Pou, Scutari split on high court’s partisan balance

February 16, 2021 5:39 pmFebruary 16, 2021 5:40 pm

The chair and vice chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee are split on whether the state should continue to abide by its tradition of partisan balance on New Jersey’s Supreme Court. Since New Jersey adopted its 1947 State Constitution, governors...

Should Albin leave early to protect Supreme Court seat for Democrats?

February 15, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 15, 2021 6:43 pm

The winner of the 2021 race for governor will nominate a majority of justices to the New Jersey Supreme Court between 2022 and 2024, creating a Ruth Bader Ginsburg-like quandary for the senior member of the court. Associate Justice Barry...

State Supreme Court vacates conviction, orders new trial over ‘The Shining’ killer comparison

January 19, 2021 11:48 am

The New Jersey Supreme Court vacated a robbery conviction after finding a prosecutor’s likening the defendant to Jack Torrance, the murderous main character in Stephen King’s “The Shining,” denied him a fair trial. In 2014, Damon Williams entered a Merchantville...