User:Dndlp/New Jersey Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It makes the final decisions on all cases in the state court system, including cases that challenge whether a state law is constitutional. It is the only body that can set rules for state courts and lawyers registered in the state. It also oversees the process of drawing legislative districts for the state legislature every ten years. One of its former members, William J. Brennan Jr., became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.[1]
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Supreme Court of New Jersey | |
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Established | 1947 in current form |
Location | Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Composition method | Executive appointment with legislative confirmation |
Authorized by | New Jersey State Constitution |
Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of the United States (on questions of federal constitutional or statutory law only) |
Judge term length | 7 years, then until 70 years age |
Number of positions | 7 |
Website | Official website |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Stuart Rabner |
Since | June 29, 2007 |
Lead position ends | June 30, 2030 |
New Jersey has had three different state constitutions since it became independent in 1776, and the Supreme Court has been different under each constitution. As it is now, the court replaced the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, which had been the highest court created under the Constitution of 1844.[2] Now, the Supreme Court hears appeals from the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court and, sometimes, other cases from within the judicial and administrative system directly.[3]