The NJSBA Annual Meeting in Atlantic City featured a program today on the “nuts and bolts” of appellate practice.  The panel of speakers was headed by Judges Carchman and Messano.  Naturally, many of the “nuts and bolts” were the kinds of things that, though useful, have been said elsewhere, such as here and here.  At least three pointers, however, were about

As of March 16, Judge Carchman reaches mandatory retirement age.  With Judge Carchman’s consent, Chief Justice Rabner has issued an order recalling him to service on Part F of the Appellate Division through August 31, 2012.  In a separate order, Judge Fisher has been designated as the new Presiding Judge of Part F, in place of Judge Carchman.

Animal Protection League of New Jersey v. New Jersey Dep’t of Environmental Protection, 423 N.J. Super. 549 (App. Div. 2011).  With the coming of this season often comes an effort by the State of New Jersey to conduct a bear hunt, and efforts by groups opposed to such a hunt to block it.  Today, the Appellate Division, in a decision by Judge Carchman, gave victory to the State for this year, subject, of course, to Su