Top News Clips for the Week of April 9-15
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 9-15.
NJ Supreme Court Announces New Policies
On Thursday, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced that it has come to a decision about what to do about three important topics that it has been wrestling with: the Uniform Bar Examination, admission by motion, and metadata in electronic documents.
Christie Nominates Timpone to NJ Supreme Court
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Chris Christie, joined by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, announced that he will nominate former federal prosecutor Walter Timpone to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Top News Clips for the Week of April 2-8
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 2-8.
So Six Flags is Getting Sued Because its Ride Made a Kid Dizzy?
Each week the New Jersey Law Journal has a section highlighting what it considers to be each week’s legal “Winner’s & Losers.” This week one of the “losers” caught our eye. It appears that Six Flags is being sued because its ride made a kid dizzy.
New Jersey Supreme Court Soliciting Applications for Rulemaking Committee Members
At our recent luncheon with Judge Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., the Acting Administrative Director of New Jersey Courts, we learned a lot about the administrative side of New Jersey’s court system, and in particular, its rulemaking system.
Grant Gives Lesson on Judicial Administration
On March 15th, the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute hosted its second annual Winter Policy Forum. This year’s event, Rules of Law: The Quiet but Important Role Judicial Administration Plays in our Legal System, featured remarks from Judge Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., the Acting Administrative Director of New Jersey Courts. Grant gave attendees insight into the court’s rulemaking process, which he says is all about participation, collaboration, and transparency.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 5-11
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the [...]
Our Work in the Courts
“The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.” -Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 78
Christie Re-Nominates Bauman for NJ Supreme Court
This afternoon, Gov. Christie held a press conference to announce that he is nominating Superior Court Judge David Bauman of Monmouth County to the New Jersey Supreme Court.