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N.J. Supreme Court: The Christie Court

June 7, 2020 10:12 pmJune 7, 2020 11:23 pm

The ninth governor of New Jersey to serve under the 1947 State Constitution was Republican Chris Christie, who became the first in history to refuse the reappointment of a sitting justice – he did it twice – and the first...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Whitman Court

June 7, 2020 10:08 pmJune 7, 2020 11:19 pm

By the time Tom Kean left office in January 1989, the oldest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court was Robert Clifford, who would not reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 until 1994. With no unanticipated vacancies, Gov. Jim...

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,...

Richard Schaub, state banking commissioner under Cahill and Byrne, dies at 88

May 16, 2020 5:35 pm

Richard F. Schaub, who served in the cabinets of Governors William Cahill and Brendan Byrne, died on May 12 after complications from surgery. He was 88. Schaub served as New Jersey Commissioner of Banking from 1972 to 1976 and was...

Grewal forms Conviction Review Unit, Cold Case Unit

April 11, 2019 12:10 pm

The state attorney general today announced the creation of a Conviction Review Unit and a Cold Case Network in a bid to enhance the public’s confidence in New Jersey’s criminal justice system. Superior Court Judge Carolyn Murray has resigned from...

Murphy names panel on judicial appointments

March 20, 2018 9:35 pmMarch 21, 2018 8:24 am

A group of mostly former New Jersey Supreme Court Justices were named today to a panel to advise Gov. Phil Murphy on judicial appointments. Murphy has picked former Chief Justice James Zazzali to chair the Judicial Advisory Panel, and named...