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Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 19, 2026 12:11 amJanuary 18, 2026 10:13 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 20, 2025 12:12 amJanuary 19, 2025 9:10 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 15, 2024 12:09 amJanuary 14, 2024 9:56 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 16, 2023 12:01 amJanuary 15, 2023 4:52 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

Trailblazer: Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis

January 17, 2022 12:15 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:17 pm

Fabiana Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Pierre-Louis as an Associate Justice of the state’s top court in 2020. She was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and replaced...

U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up forced password disclosure appeal

May 19, 2021 1:09 pmMay 19, 2021 1:23 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a case weighing whether the Fifth Amendment could be used to shield the disclosure of electronic passwords, leaving in place existing precedent that allows authorities to compel password disclosure. The...