By Charles Toutant | December 27, 2023
While new case filings in Middlesex County are the second-highest in the state so far this year, judges are "really trying to think outside of the box to give us a little more trial certainty and keep things moving," Maureen Goodman said.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 26, 2023
By contrast, the report also found that the probability of plaintiff success in harassment cases on appeal decreased after the #MeToo movement began.
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 Avalon Zoppo | December 15, 2023
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Third Circuit pick Adeel Mangi over his role on an advisory board to the Rutgers' Center for Security, Race and Rights.
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.
New Jersey Law Journal | Live Coverage
By Colleen Murphy | December 7, 2023
"As we sit listening to prospective judges, and judges for reappointment, it is one of the first times in a long time that you cannot tell a Democrat from a Republican," Sen. Jon M. Bramnick said. "What you hear is the same type of love for their family, the same type of love for justice."
By Colleen Murphy | November 30, 2023
"I'm thrilled that the Senate has confirmed Jamel Semper, an outstanding public servant who has served New Jersey for over 15 years, to the federal bench," Sen. Cory Booker said in a statement on the confirmation on X, formerly Twitter. "I know he will be a fair and just jurist."
By Avalon Zoppo | November 16, 2023
Adeel Mangi was nominated for the seat left vacant by the retirement of Circuit Judge Joseph Greenaway Jr. earlier this year.
By Colleen Murphy | November 15, 2023
"Carolyn Murray has dedicated her professional life to the pursuit of justice, and her esteemed career has spanned many facets of the legal profession," stated Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. "Since April 2019, she has led the first statewide conviction review unit in the nation to be based in an Attorney General's Office—an office that rights past wrongs and serves to strengthen our collective faith in our criminal justice system."
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