NJ Supreme Court won’t order new jury selections in response to clemencies

A defendant wanted jury selection in his trial restarted because of the ex-governor’s order restoring jury rights to some ex-offenders. The New Jersey Supreme Court denied his request.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 589

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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The New Jersey Supreme Court declined to order a new round of jury selection for a man whose pool excluded individuals with criminal convictions, even though former Gov. Phil Murphy restored ex-offenders’ ability to serve on juries only two days before selection began.

The high court unanimously ruled the case could continue without a new jury pool because the exclusion of nine jurors debarred because of their past criminal convictions did …

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