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Judge Is Censured for Ex Parte Dismissal of Friend?s Traffic Ticket

"The state Supreme Court censures a municipal judge who dismissed a traffic ticket for a friend and former colleague during an ex parte meeting in chambers."

Municipal Judge Admonished for Conflicts Breach 
" A municipal judge who failed to disqualify himself in two cases involving a former client has been admonished by the state Supreme Court, despite a request by the Court's judicial discipline panel that ethics charges be dismissed."

Student's Suit Against Rivera-Soto Staying on Justice's 'Home Court' 
" A Mercer County judge says a teenager pursuing a civil rights claim against state Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto can get a fair trial there, so the case won't be moved to a venue the plaintiff prefers, such as Atlantic County."

Portee Emotional Distress Claims Held Not Subject to AICRA Verbal Threshold 
" New Jersey's caps on no-fault automobile insurance payouts don't apply to claims by drivers that they suffered psychological trauma from seeing a loved one killed or badly injured, a divided state Supreme Court rules."

Court To Reckon What's in a Divorce Center's Name
"The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Committee on Attorney Advertising determination that divorce mediation centers are subject to the same naming rules that apply to law firms. "

N.J. Court Announces Drill for Restoring Law Licenses Revoked for Fee Defaults 
" The N.J. Supreme Court publishes a primer on how lawyers stricken from the rolls for not paying their license fees for seven years can get back in business."

Evidence of Asperger's Disorder Held Admissible in Sexual Assault Trial 
" A New Jersey piano teacher convicted of sexually assaulting a young female student can get a new trial because he was wrongfully prevented from introducing evidence of his affliction with a form of autism, the state Supreme Court rules."

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