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N.J. Supreme Court limits Council on Local Mandates’ authority over DWI surcharge

July 5, 2026 3:05 pmJuly 5, 2026 8:49 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that the Council on Local Mandates exceeded its constitutional authority by attempting to nullify a $25 surcharge on drunken driving convictions, holding that decisions about the assessment belong to the Legislature, not...

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...

A closer look at all 10 of Biden’s federal judicial nominees in N.J. (so far)

September 8, 2023 5:41 pmSeptember 11, 2023 8:11 am

With Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamel Semper’s nomination this week to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, President Joe Biden has now put forward nine federal judicial nominees from New Jersey since taking office in 2021. A...

Michael Noriega confirmed by Senate, becoming first public defender on Supreme Court

June 30, 2023 2:42 pmJune 30, 2023 4:06 pm

Michael Noriega was confirmed by the State Senate today to a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, becoming the third Latino and the first former public defender to ever serve on the state’s highest court. The vote was unanimous,...

Murphy’s Supreme Court pick clears Judiciary Committee with universal support

June 26, 2023 11:32 amJune 26, 2023 11:41 am

Michael Noriega, Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominee for an open seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee today after a controversy-free hearing. All ten senators present on the committee, including four Republicans, voted in support...

Scutari says summer session may be called to confirm more judges

June 20, 2023 4:34 pm

At the end of today’s Senate voting session, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden) announced that while the regularly scheduled spring legislative session ends next Friday, he may call the Senate back over the summer for the purpose of confirming judges....

Eight Superior Court judges confirmed, with Caride’s nomination delayed

June 20, 2023 2:49 pmJune 20, 2023 3:19 pm

The New Jersey State Senate confirmed eight new judges to the Superior Court today, all of them on unanimous votes. Two of the new judges, Niki Arbittier and Caroline Oliveira, were approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee just this morning,...