Gov. Phil Murphy filed two notices of intent Thursday to nominate two attorneys to fill a pair of judicial vacancy seats in Atlantic County.

The nominations of Peter Sarkos, a partner at Fox Rothschild in Atlantic City who specializes in complex business litigation matters, and Danielle Walcoff, a partner at Lipari & Walcoff in Pleasantville, who has focused on auto negligence, personal injury and wrongful death cases on behalf of plaintiffs, come at a critical time.