Sep 8

Election Law Enforcement Commission Can Pursue Complaint Against Essex County Executive

Posted by on Sep 8, 2017 in Appellate Division, Constitutional law, Judges, Statutory interpretation | 0 comments

New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission v. DiVincenzo, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2017).  In 2011, the New Jersey Election Law Commission (“ELEC”), an independent four-member body that enforces the Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 to -77 (‘the Act”), voted unanimously to investigate alleged violations of that statute by in the 2011 election for Essex County Executive by Joseph

Sep 7

Judge Espinosa Returns to the Appellate Division (Temporarily)

Posted by on Sep 7, 2017 in Administrative matters, Appellate Division, Judges | 0 comments

The Supreme Court announced today that Judge Espinosa has been temporarily assigned to Part E of the Appellate Division from September 1 through September 30, 2017.  That Order amends the General Assignment Order for 2017-18, discussed here, from which Judge Espinosa’s name was absent.

Jul 7

The General Assignment Order for 2017-18

Posted by on Jul 7, 2017 in Administrative matters, Appellate Division | 0 comments

Today, the 2017-18 General Assignment Order issued by Chief Justice Rabner was published.  It is available here.

Judge Messano continues as Presiding Judge for Administration, and Judge Sabatino remains the Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration.  The Presiding Judges of the eight Parts of the Appellate Division are the same as last year, except that Judge Simonelli has replaced Judge Lihotz as Presiding Judge of Part B.  The other Presiding Judges, in Part letter order, are Judges Sabatino, Reisner, Alvarez, Messano,