By Charles Toutant | February 8, 2024
"[C]atastrophically injured plaintiffs like our client face further injury or even death if they don't get trial listings. There is no greater urgency than a situation like this," said plaintiffs lawyer Benjamin Present.
By Charles Toutant | February 2, 2024
"Whether it should be or shouldn't be done differently is not up to the court," said Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a chief sponsor of the bill.
By Charles Toutant | January 23, 2024
At least half of those who take a judgeship in New Jersey are taking a pay cut, New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy McGoughran said.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 4, 2024
"I've never understood why a requirement of admission to the bar of the state in which the federal district court sits makes a lot of sense," said New York University School of Law Dean Troy A. McKenzie.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 29, 2023
We urge that court in the year ahead to consider conforming its operations to those of every other major court in New Jersey by recording its oral arguments and making transcripts available.
By Charles Toutant | December 28, 2023
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law who studies federal judicial nominations, called the act of sending back the name "part of the culture wars, part of the basic politicization and partisanship that goes on" and a "stick in Biden's eye that wastes resources and time."
New Jersey Law Journal | Timeline
By Charles Toutant | December 19, 2023
For matrimonial lawyers and judges in Cumberland County, the judge shortage has created a situation "like we're practicing in the emergency room. We're in triage, trying to put out a fire here and a fire there, with so many cases having emergencies," attorney Jose Silva Jr. said earlier in the year.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Charles Toutant | December 18, 2023
"The problem is ... they're still going to have one of the heaviest caseloads in the country. And it's still going to be hard to move cases efficiently through the district court in New Jersey," Daniel Fleming said.
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"The goal of the pilot program is to make the courts more efficient and cut down on governmental waste," Sen. Vince Polistina said in a statement on the bill. "However, requiring the central municipal court to handle these cases without the corresponding revenue has become unnecessarily burdensome and costly."
By Colleen Murphy | December 13, 2023
"The Senate has several days in this lame-duck session to push through another 20 to 30 judges that have been fully vetted in a historic move to get the judiciary at a vacancy level that is manageable for the people of New Jersey," New Jersey State Bar Association President Tim McGoughran said.
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