NJ Appellate Law Blog

Public Access to Appellate Division Briefs and Oral Arguments is Adjusted

As discussed here, last September the Supreme Court announced that many oral arguments in the Appellate Division would henceforth be livestreamed, as Supreme Court oral arguments have been since 2005. Briefs in many appeals to be argued orally were to be posted online as well....

Last Week's Two Published Appellate Division Opinions

Last week saw two published Appellate Division decisions. One was authored by Judge Mawla and the other by Judge D'Almeida....

Can Some Juvenile Adjudications be Expunged After a Defendant Successfully Completes Recovery Court? The Supreme Court Will Decide

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of P.L. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Does the Recovery Court expungement statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m), allow for the expungement of juvenile adjudications for offenses that would not otherwise be eligible for expungement under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:52-4.1?" In an opinion reported at 482 N.J. Super. 319 (App. Div. 2025), the Appellate Division, applying de novo review, affirmed the ruling of the Law Division that allowed the expungement in these circumstances....

The Final Catch-Up Post: Three Published Appellate Division Decisions

To bring things current, this post summarizes three published Appellate Division opinions that were issued in the recent period. The subject matter of these ruling ranged from construing a Court Rule about reconsideration to applying the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act ("PDVA") to determining whether the Attorney General's office was required to defend and indemnify a Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor facing an attorney disciplinary proceeding that arose out of his official duties....

Three Supreme Court Decisions to Catch Up On

This is the second post that catches up with appellate developments last week and this week. The Supreme Court issued rulings in three cases during that period. Two of those appeals involved unanimous opinions. The third engendered a relatively rare 5-2 split among the Justices. Here are summaries:...