Maritza Berdote Byrne Archives

Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...

Murphy to nominate John Hoffman to N.J. Supreme Court

June 8, 2024 11:05 amJune 10, 2024 7:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce on Monday that he will nominate John Jay Hoffman, a former acting attorney general of New Jersey and the general counsel of Rutgers University for the last eight years, to serve as an...

No news on Supreme Court nominations, governor says

February 16, 2022 3:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said today that he had “no news to report” on the process to nominate a replacement for former Supreme Court Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 yesterday, meaning that the Supreme Court...

Rabner names new assignment judge in Atlantic, elevates four temporary appellate judges

February 9, 2022 6:21 pmFebruary 9, 2022 8:01 pm

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has temporarily assigned four Superior Court judges to fill vacancies in the Appellate Division and has elevated Michael J. Blee to serve as assignment judge in Atlantic and Cape May counties. Blee will replace Judge Julio...

Possible N.J. Supreme Court nominee temporarily elevated to appellate court

February 9, 2022 2:58 pm

Judge Maritza Berdote Byrne, who is under consideration for a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, has been temporarily elevated to the appellate court, a move that increases minority representation at the highest levels of the state judiciary and...

Murphy to renominate Wainer Apter to Supreme Court

January 11, 2022 9:47 amJanuary 11, 2022 1:13 pm

In a widely anticipated move, Gov. Phil Murphy will formally renominate Rachel Wainer Apter to serve as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court at some point on Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Murphy originally nominated...

Berdote Byrne emerges as top contender for state Supreme Court seat

January 3, 2022 5:34 pmJanuary 4, 2022 8:30 am

Superior Court Judge Maritza Berdote Byrne is under strong consideration to become the first Latina to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court, several sources have confirmed. Berdote Byrne is being vetted for the seat currently held by Justice Faustino...