Pete McAleer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge denies request for Mendham election challenge to be livestreamed to public

January 6, 2023 10:24 amJanuary 6, 2023 11:19 am

With an important election challenge coming up in Mendham Township in two weeks, a Superior Court judge has denied a request from the New Jersey Globe to livestream the hearing. The challenge to a tight township committee race will take...

Special pension bill would help Grant keep top judiciary job

November 18, 2021 12:26 pmDecember 21, 2021 5:50 pm

The legislature is preparing to fast-track a special pension bill that would allow Judge Glenn A. Grant to defer his retirement and remain as administrative director of the New Jersey courts, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Chief Justice Stuart...

No one knows what to do with Bernice Toledo

September 17, 2021 4:46 pm

On August 26, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced criminal charges against Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo, accusing her of improperly granting the executorship of an estate to a political ally. Toledo, who already planned not to seek re-election in...

Nia Gill is allowed to practice law again

April 16, 2021 12:45 pmApril 16, 2021 2:35 pm

State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) is good to practice law again after finally paying a registration fee required under New Jersey court rules. The New Jersey Globe reported earlier this week that Gill, a six-term Essex County lawmaker, had been ineligible...

Older jurors will be excused during coronavirus crisis, courts say

March 12, 2020 12:25 pm

New Jersey jurors over the age of 60 or people at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19 will be excused from service, a spokesman for the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts said. The courts are also exploring...