In an Order available here, Chief Justice Rabner announced that, effective March 11, 2024, Judge Mayer will become Presiding Judge of Part G of the Appellate Division. This is the...
Ng v. Fairleigh Dickinson University, 478 N.J. Super. 41 (App. Div. 2024). This opinion by Judge Smith upheld the decision of the Board of Trustees to terminate the employment of...
Judge Haas, the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division's Part D, will soon reach age 70, the mandatory judicial retirement age. As a result, as stated in a February 12...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided Sanjuan v. School District of West New York, 256 N.J. 369 (2024). There, plaintiff, a long-serving teacher who was also an assistant principal and tenured...
While the Supreme Court has been quiet since it handed down this decision, the Appellate Division has issued six published opinions during the recent period. Here are summaries of those...
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has granted certification in three new matters. One of them is a taxation appeal, a type of matter that does not frequently appear...
Judge William A. Dreier, a fellow alumnus of Columbia Law School, died on February 2. He was 86 years old. Judge Dreier was a fixture on the bench for approximately...
The Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee has issued its 2024 report, which addresses recommended changes to Court Rules as well as Rule change proposals not recommended. The report is available...
Since the Supreme Court has responsibility for the Committee on Character, and given my own service on and subsequent practice before that Committee, this blog has discussed issues related to...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in two new cases, both involving Megan's Law. The cases, In the Matter of J.A. and In the Matter of...