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N.J. Supreme Court: The Kean Court

June 7, 2020 10:05 pmJune 7, 2020 11:02 pm

Brendan Byrne’s Supreme Court makeover — a Chief Justice and three younger than usual Associate Justices — plus William Cahill’s pick of 49-year-old Robert Clifford — meant that Gov. Thomas Kean would get to name only two Supreme Court Justices...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Byrne Court

June 7, 2020 10:03 pmJune 7, 2020 10:57 pm

Gov. Brendan Byrne’s first opportunity to nominate a Supreme Court Justice came in early 1975 when Associate Justice Nathan Jacobs turned 70. He asked former Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub to vet candidates for the post. His pick was Sidney Schreiber,...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Cahill Court

June 7, 2020 10:02 pmJune 7, 2020 10:50 pm

After Republican William T. Cahill was elected governor in 1969, the Supreme Court Justices named by Gov. Robert Meyner reached retirement age and New Jersey’s top court began to see some turnover. Cahill made his first Supreme Court appointment in...