NJ chief justice cheers low level of judicial vacancies in annual speech

Judicial vacancies in New Jersey remained low in May after years of statewide court backlogs caused by empty seats.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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For the first time in years, New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner raised no alarms about judicial staffing in his annual address on the state of New Jersey’s third branch of government.

Rabner, speaking from New Jersey State Bar Association’s annual conference in Atlantic City, thanked legislators in the state Senate for speeding a slew of nominations that brought judicial vacancies to their lowest levels in years as Gov. Phil Murphy’s …

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