In an order entered yesterday and issued per curiam, on behalf of the entire Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Judge McKee directed that "a three-judge Standing Motions Panel is hereby...

In October, President Obama nominated Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Senator Lautenberg promptly hailed that nomination. Senator Menendez did not. Today, major newspapers...

One year ago today, this blog began its existence with its very first post. There have been approximately 225 posts since, covering all aspects of New Jersey appellate law and practice, with...

President Obama has nominated Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She would fill the "New Jersey seat" that was created when Judge Barry took senior...

The saga of Carl Lewis' attempt to run for the State Senate has taken a new turn. Yesterday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision of the district...

Rules 2:12A-1 et seq. provide a procedure under which the Third Circuit Court of Appeals can certify a question of law to the Supreme Court of New Jersey "if the...

Two episodes of New Jersey Network's television program "Due Process," which are currently scheduled to air in June, will feature an interview with Supreme Court of the United States Justice Stephen Breyer by hosts Raymond Brown...

When may one Appellate Division panel overturn a decision of another panel in a prior interlocutory appeal in the same case? That is the question in Lombardi v. Masso, in...