Stuart Minkowitz Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge rejects bid to halt special election petition requirements in NJ-11

November 28, 2025 2:36 pmNovember 28, 2025 7:13 pm

Morris County Assignment Judge Stuart Minkowitz denied a bid by a Democratic congressional candidate in New Jersey’s 11th district special primary election to either extend the filing period or reduce the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot....

Judge appears unconvinced that NJ-11 special election filing deadline is invalid

November 28, 2025 1:07 pmNovember 28, 2025 2:41 pm

Superior Court Judge Stuart Minkowitz signaled skepticism that Monday’s filing deadline for the special primary election to fill Mikie Sherrill’s 11th district congressional seat is unconstitutional after a 45-minute hearing on Friday morning. Former Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello filed a...

It cost Rockaway man $800 to avoid a stolen election

July 14, 2025 9:19 pmJuly 14, 2025 10:22 pm

A Rockaway man who had to go to court to stop an election from being stolen will now have to foot an $832.16 bill for court costs after a judge dismissed the case without ordering any reimbursement. Brian Wittig won...

Judge stops stolen Rockaway election

June 27, 2025 9:16 pmJune 29, 2025 9:33 am

A Superior Court Judge has ordered the immediate certification of a Rockaway Township man as the holder of a Republican county committee seat after the municipal clerk, Adele Wadleigh, initially failed to declare the candidate with the most votes as...

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...

Republicans voluntarily end Mendham election challenge

February 7, 2023 3:25 pmFebruary 7, 2023 3:31 pm

The saga of a 2022 township committee election in Mendham Township ended at last today, with former Committeeman Thomas Baio voluntarily dismissing his election challenge against Lauren Spirig, the Democrat who defeated him, after a truncated Superior Court hearing. “I...

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...