Justice Barry Albin

TRENTON – Sen. Paul A. Sarlo (D-Bergen, Essex and Passaic), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today thanked the committee for its work in reviewing scores of nominees that have been presented by the Corzine administration to fill judicial vacancies and openings on various government boards and agencies.

“Just a few weeks ago, there were 38 vacancies on the Superior Court bench,” Sen. Sarlo said. “Thanks to the hard work of judiciary committee members from both sides of the aisle, the endless behind-the-scenes work by committee staff and the thorough preparation by the candidates themselves, we will have whittled that number down to 17 after the nominees, who have since been confirmed by the full Senate, are sworn in.”

Democrats such as Senator Paul Sarlo apparently believe that thorough review of nominations of members of the judiciary is appropriate only when Republicans make the appointments. Senator Sarlo should read what Governor Corzine has said about such matters.

TRENTON – Senator Paul A. Sarlo, D-Bergen, Essex and Passaic, and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Governor Corzine’s announcement that he will reappoint Justice Barry Albin to the New Jersey Supreme Court:

  “Justice Albin has proven to be a fair jurist with incredible integrity throughout his first term.  I welcome his re-nomination to the State Supreme Court, and will post it for a vote before the Judiciary Committee some time in June.          

 “I will give my colleagues ample time to discuss with Justice Albin the pertinent information to his re-nomination to the Supreme Court.  But I will not allow for the politicizing of this appointment, because, frankly, I believe that Justice Albin, and the people of New Jersey, deserve better.