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Temporary assignments to fill vacancies on the NJ Supreme Court

By Alliance Alert

Earl M. Maltz, Federalist Society: "In the wake of Governor Chris Christie?s decision not to reappoint Justice John E. Wallace, Jr., to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the President of the State Senate has refused to hold hearings on the nomination of Anne M. Patterson, whom Governor Christie has chosen to succeed Justice Wallace. With the timing of the confirmation of a permanent replacement for Justice Wallace thus uncertain, some have urged Chief Justice Stuart J. Rabner to temporarily assign either a retired justice or a senior judge of the Superior Court to fill the seat until Justice Wallace?s replacement has been confirmed. This paper addresses the constitutional issues that would be raised by a decision to make such an assignment."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on September 22, 2010 (boomark / email).