Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-34, the Judiciary is convening a Judicial Conference on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 to discuss proposed amendments to the Rules of Evidence. The specific proposed amendment that will be considered at this session will be a revision of N.J.R.E. 609, Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of a Crime, as recommended by the Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence. The Committee addressed this topic as requested by the Supreme Court in State v. Harris, 209 N.J. 431, 445 (2012). The proposed changes to N.J.R.E. 609 are appended to this Notice.
The September 3 Judicial Conference session will be held at the New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane in New Brunswick and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Anyone who wishes to speak at this session should so notify the Acting Administrative Director of the Courts by Friday, August 23, 2013 at the address set forth below. The request to speak must identify the individual who seeks to speak and whether the speaker will be representing an organization. Please note that the limit on each speaker's presentation is five minutes. The address to mail such requests is:
