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N.J. Supreme Court orders release of Sundiata Acoli, who killed state trooper in 1973

May 10, 2022 12:03 pm

On a 3-2 vote, the New Jersey Supreme Court today ordered the release on parole of Sundiata Acoli, a former Black Panther who infamously killed New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973. The decision comes after a long process...

Justice LaVecchia won’t extend retirement, leaving Supreme Court on December 31

December 17, 2021 2:48 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Jaynee LaVecchia will retire on December 31, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. LaVecchia announced on March 8 that she would step down on August 30 and Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Rachel Wainer Apter to replace her one...

41 days left for Murphy Supreme Court pick to get confirmed, and it’s not looking good

December 1, 2021 12:20 amApril 3, 2022 11:29 am

The clock on Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Rachel Wainer Apter to the New Jersey Supreme Court is quickly running out and it’s not clear whether Justice Jaynee LaVecchia will extend her retirement for a second time. Press play to...

Lack of judicial diversity is ‘unacceptable,’ Murphy says

November 15, 2021 4:01 pm

Responding today to a New Jersey Globe report that around 80% of the state’s judiciary is white, Gov. Phil Murphy said that the lack of diversity is unacceptable and is a status quo that needs to be changed. “That’s a...

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...