In orders dated yesterday and published this morning, Chief Justice Rabner announced significant changes in the Appellate Division. Four new judges have been temporarily elevated to that court, while a...
What better date to present statistics from the 2022-23 Supreme Court Term than the first working day (for many people) of this new calendar year? And who better to have...
Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judges Christine Vanek and Robert Vinci have been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. Both assignments are effective on January 2, 2024 and have no...
In the past two weeks, an Appellate Division brief and a Supreme Court petition consumed much time. So, in this shortened Thanksgiving week, it's time to catch up on the...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in three new appeals. All are from unpublished opinions of the Appellate Division. In Constructural Dynamics, Inc. v. Arch Insurance Co.,...
State v. Nieves, 476 N.J. Super. 609 (App. Div. 2023). This was a monumental opinion by Judge Gooden Brown in two consolidated cases. The issue was "the scientific reliability of...
Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judges Christine Vanek and Robert Vinci are being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division for the period of October 2- December 1, 2023. Judge Vanek...
At this past May's Annual Meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association, I was a panelist for a presentation titled "Appellate Practice Master Class." That session was so well-received...
The 2023-24 General Assignment Order has been published and is available here. Judge Sumners remains as Chief Judge and Judge Currier is Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration. There are seven...
Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judges Chase, Perez Friscia, and Walcott-Henderson have been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division, effective August 1, 2023. The Orders appointing each of them are...
