New Leadership for the Appellate Division

With Chief Judge Messano reaching mandatory retirement age on May 23, Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judge Sumners will become Chief Judge of the Appellate Division as of that date. Since Judge Sumners has been Acting Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration, that position needed a replacement as well. Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judge Currier will fill that slot.

Welcome, and all the very best, to Chief Judge Sumners and Judge Currier!

Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week: Does Denying a Father's Right to Communicate With His Son Due to the Father's Inability to Pay for Reunification Therapy Violate Due Process?

On Wednesday, April 29, judges on Part B of the Appellate Division will hear oral argument in Dornacker v. Laborante. The case is an unusual one....

One From the Supreme Court and Four From the Appellate Division

In the recent period, the Supreme Court issued one opinion and the Appellate Division published four decisions. Here are summaries:...

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....