Stuart Rabner

U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said he has asked State Sen. Nia Gill to sign off on Stuart Rabner's nomination as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and according to a published report, criticized Gill and Gov. Jon Corzine for allowing the nomination to be "treated like some appointee for a local utilities authority."

Corzine had a private dinner last week with Gill and State Sen. Shirley Turner to ask them to sign off on Rabner and his choice for Attorney General, Anne Milgram, according to PoliticsNJ.com sources.

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There have been discussions between the Governor's office and two African American State Senators who aren't necessarily happy with the Corzine administration's record of promoting minority candidates for judicial and law enforcement posts.  While Democratic insiders predict that Stuart Rabner will be confirmed as Chief Justice and that Anne Milgram will win confirmation as Attorney General, sources say that the administration is finding some small bumps in the road. 

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            TRENTON –  Senator John H. Adler, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today praised the nominations by Governor Cozine of Attorney General Stuart Rabner to become Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court and of First Assistant Attorney General Anne Milgram to succeed Rabner as the State’s top law enforcement officer.

WATSON COLEMAN WELCOMES MILGRAM'S PLEDGE
TO MAKE COMBATING GANGS A TOP PRIORITY

(TRENTON) - Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman today praised state Attorney General-designate Anne Milgram's pledge to make combating the rise in street gang activity and violence one of her top priorities.

ROBERTS STATEMENT ON RABNER, MILGRAM NOMINATIONS

(TRENTON) - Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., today issued the following statement of support for Stuart Rabner as New Jersey's next Supreme Court Chief Justice and Anne Milgram as the next state Attorney General:

Bills to be considered by Senate panel on Thursday

TRENTON – Senator Barbara Buono, a long-time advocate for reforming New Jersey’s drunk driving laws, said today that Attorney General Stuart Rabner has thrown his support behind two of her reform measures and that a Senate committee will consider the bills next week.

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If Stuart Rabner is confirmed as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, he could potentially serve as the state's top jurist for the next 23 years -- serving until he reaches the mandatory retirement age of seventy in 2030.

In New Jersey, the Chief Justice is effectively the CEO of the judicial branch -- with the extraordinarily powerful assignment of single handedly determining who serves as Appellate Court Judges and deciding assignments for Superior Court Judges.