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Who Was at the Lectern This Supreme Court Term?

If it weren’t for the four female justices, oral arguments would often have the feel of a male echo chamber, with 23 of the term’s 61 argued cases not featuring a single female attorney. That’s compared to just five cases that did not feature a male advocate.        

'A Solution in Search of a Problem': NJ State Bar, Judiciary React to Possible Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Appointments

“There is a proposal to create a court of appeals that mirrors the federal court system,” Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. “In the current system, you take the best of the Superior Court judges, leaving that court depleted. If we go to a system where the governor makes appointments, you can broaden the number […]