To the Editor:

The New Jersey State Bar Association applauds the New Jersey Law Journal Editorial Board for its insightful and timely Sept. 16 editorial, "Saving Judicial Independence." The editorial cogently reminds us of "what is being cast away," which is a Supreme Court and judiciary whose independence has, until now, been respected and unquestioned. Simply put, our Supreme Court has long been regarded as one of the finest in the country.