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.
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.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 19-24
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 19-24.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 12-18
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of March 12-18.
Top News Clips for the Week of March 5-11
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the [...]
Top News Clips for the Week of February 27-March 4
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of February 27-March 4.
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.
Rules Committee Acts on NJCJI Petition, Makes Other Important Changes
The rules that govern what cases can come before the court, and how they are to proceed, play as big of a role in deciding the outcome of many disputes as the substantive law at issue does. That’s why we at NJCJI were quite eager to see what this year’s Rules Committees Reports would contain. This year’s Civil Practice Committee report is substantial, and we are still reviewing much of it, but below is a summary of a few key items of interest.
SCOTUS Decision Should Serve as a Warning
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court issued a legal smackdown to courts in California that were asserting that state arbitration law took precedence over federal case law. The 6-3 ruling is not a sweeping change that is going to impact all arbitration agreement everywhere, but a reminder that the Supremacy Clause exists for a reason.