As stated here, oral arguments in the Appellate Division through April 2 will be conducted telephonically. Parts A, C, D, and G are the Parts that have oral arguments scheduled for next week. The Appellate Division is in recess during the weeks of April 6 and April 13. Stay tuned for what will happen after that. Supreme Court arguments next week are being held by telephone as well. That is based on advice from an attorney who has an argument before the Court on...

The Third Circuit announced today that the James A. Byrne Courthouse in Philadelphia, where the Third Circuit, usually sits, will be closed until Monday, March 30, when it is scheduled to reopen. This is being done to protect the public, since two attorneys who appeared in court in the past two weeks in the courthouse, which also serves the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, “are currently displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19.” The Third Circuit Clerk’s Office will be operating remotely and will continue to process electronic...

Chief Justice Rabner announced the temporary assignment of two judges to the Appellate Division. The two judges, Katie Gummer and Morris Smith, will begin their temporary assignments on September 1, 2020. Judge Gummer was appointed to the Monmouth County bench by Governor Christie in 2013. She sat in the Civil Division before becoming Presiding General Equity Judge in the Chancery Division. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Yale Law School, Judge Gummer was in private practice at large firms before taking the bench. She also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Daniel J....