Rachel Wainer Apter Archives - New Jersey Globe

Stack anticipates process to fill Albin seat will begin in next few months

October 17, 2022 4:39 pmOctober 17, 2022 6:58 pm

The State Senate confirmed two new justices of the state Supreme Court today, but that still leaves the seven-member court with one seat left open: that of former Justice Barry Albin, who turned 70 in July and was required to...

Senate confirms Wainer Apter, Fasciale, bringing N.J. Supreme Court to near-full strength

October 17, 2022 3:58 pmOctober 17, 2022 4:16 pm

New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Faciale were confirmed today by the State Senate for seven-year terms on the New Jersey Supreme Court, at last addressing a vacancy crisis on the...

Fasciale, Wainer Apter approved by committee for spots on N.J. Supreme Court

October 13, 2022 3:23 pmOctober 14, 2022 9:34 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee took a huge step towards restocking the undermanned New Jersey Supreme Court today, approving New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale for two seats on the state’s...

What to watch for in today’s Senate hearings for two N.J. Supreme Court nominees

October 13, 2022 12:01 amOctober 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Today, after a year and a half of limbo, the Senate Judiciary Committee will at last hold hearings on two nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court: Rachel Wainer Apter and Douglas Fasciale. The court has been hobbled by a...

Murphy picks Fasciale for N.J. Supreme Court

September 14, 2022 4:12 pmSeptember 14, 2022 6:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that he will nominate Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale to an open seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court, a development months in the making that may finally break the state’s persistent impasse over Supreme...

Senate will change schedule to speed up Fasciale Supreme Court nomination

September 2, 2022 2:13 pmSeptember 2, 2022 3:40 pm

The New Jersey Senate is expected to adjust its meeting schedule this month to fast track the expected nomination of Douglas M. Fasciale to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Gov. Phil Murphy plans to...

Schepisi releases nomination of Wainer Apter to N.J. Supreme Court; Murphy will nominate Fasciale

September 2, 2022 12:30 pmSeptember 5, 2022 11:36 pm

Rachel Wainer Apter’s nomination as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court will move forward, with State Sen. Holly Schepisi (R-River Edge) agreeing to sign off on the nomination, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Murphy will also...