NJ Appellate Law Blog

Abbott v. Burke XXI (or is it XXII?)- Lots of Appellate Practice Issues

Abbott v. Burke, 206 N.J. 332 (2011). The merits of this latest decision on the funding necessary to satisfy the mandate of article VIII, section 4, paragraph 1 of the New...

April's Supreme Court Grants of Review So Far

As April nears its halfway point, the Supreme Court has granted review in five new appeals, according to announcements by the Court. One of those is an ethics matter in which the Court granted a petition for review. The other four are criminal appeals. The Court granted certification in two of those cases and leave to appeal in the other two....

Starting Fresh in April

After a hiatus, for Passover and other reasons, this blog is back in action and ready to cover New Jersey appellate developments in April. This month has seen only two published opinions, both in criminal appeals, from the Appellate Division so far. There have not yet been any Supreme Court opinions this month....

Judge Marysol Rosero is Temporarily Assigned to the Appellate Division

Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judge Marysol Rosero has been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. Her term of service there began on April 6 and runs until May 31....

Catching Up Again: Four Opinions

Due to the press of other work, it's been awhile since this blog reported on Supreme Court and published Appellate Division decisions. There are four opinions to discuss, one of which addressed two cases in a single ruling. Here are summaries:...