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Murphy ‘gratified’ Troiano is gone, that court is moving to oust Russo

July 17, 2019 5:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s glad Judge James Troiano is leaving the bench and applauds the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision to begin a process to remove Judge John Russo from office. “New Jersey’s judiciary has long been held up...

Judges ordered to attend training session on sexual assault, domestic violence

July 17, 2019 5:11 pmJuly 17, 2019 5:13 pm

The New Jersey Courts today ordered additional training for judges in the areas of sexual assault and domestic violence in response to comments made by three Superior Court Judges handling unrelated rape cases, two of them involving minors. Within the...

Troiano, under fire for role in rape case, quits

July 17, 2019 4:47 pmJuly 18, 2019 2:21 am

Embattled Superior Court Judge James Troiano is no longer on the bench. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced today that Troiano had requested to end his service as a judge, a move that is effectively a resignation. Troiano has faced severe...

List of legislators seeking judge removal up to 21

July 16, 2019 11:25 amJuly 16, 2019 4:12 pm

Three more legislators have joined the growing bi-partisan list of lawmakers who want embattled Superior Court Judges James Troiano and Marcia Silva to resign. Assemblywomen Lisa Swain (D-Fair Lawn) and Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) and Assemblyman Christopher Tully (D-Bergenfield) are...

Gopal says suspension for Russo isn’t enough, wants judge gone

July 11, 2019 11:14 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) says that Judge John Russo should not remain on the bench, even though he acknowledged he was wrong to ask an alleged victim if she tried to avoid being raped by keeping her legs...

Assembly Speaker calls for ouster of controversial judges

July 11, 2019 9:24 amJuly 11, 2019 12:49 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin says he hopes Superior Court Judges Marcia Silva (Middlesex) and James Troiano (Monmouth) will either resign or be immediately removed. “The conduct and comments by both Judge Marcia Silva and Judge James Troiano are alarming and...

Ethics complaints against NJ judges not uncommon

July 10, 2019 1:22 amJuly 11, 2019 3:27 pm

The emerging controversy over comments made by Superior Court Judges Marcia Silva (Middlesex) and James Troiano (Ocean) in unconnected rape cases casts a spotlight on a state judiciary that sometimes appears to operate under one set of ethics rules for...