Senate Democrats announced last week that the Senate Judiciary Committee would hold a hearing on the nomination of Judge Fausto Fernandez-Vina to the Supreme Court. That hearing has been scheduled...

It was announced today the Chief Justice Rabner has temporarily elevated Judges Garry S. Rothstadt and Amy O'Connor to the Appellate Division. The two judges will serve there from September...

Governor Christie announced today that he will not re-nominate Justice Hoens to the Supreme Court once her initial seven-year term expires later this year. Instead, he is nominating Judge Faustino J....

Chief Justice Rabner announced today that, effective August 1, 2013, Judges Carroll and Leone will be elevated to the Appellate Division. Both of those judges had been temporarily assigned to...

By a 64-34 vote, the United States Senate today confirmed Magistrate Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite her undoubted credentials, and as was...

Article VI, section 6, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution provides that Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Superior Court "shall be retired upon attaining the...

On December 10, 2012, Governor Christie nominated Robert Hanna, currently the Director of the Board of Public Utilties, and Judge David Bauman of the Superior Court of Monmouth County, to...

Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Judge Shwartz for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 11-7, almost entirely on party...

In Orders published yesterday, Chief Justice Rabner temporarily assigned four trial level judges to four different Parts of the Appellate Division. All four of the assignments run from February 25, 2013...

In separate Orders issued on January 4 and made public today, Chief Justice Rabner has reassigned Judge Ashrafi to Part G of the Appellate Division and Judge Hayden to Part...