Barry Albin receives tenure on the NJ Supreme Court
June 22, 2009
New Jersey: Supreme Court justice Barry Albin was confirmed by the Senate for lifetime tenure on the New Jersey Supreme Court in June of 2009.
Albin was appointed to the court in 2002 by former Governor James McGreevey. In 2009 Governor Jon Conzine re-nominated him for tenure, and after meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a four hour hearing before the committee, he was confirmed by the Senate with a 27 - 11 vote.[1]
Albin's supporters praised him as a dedicated and compassionate public servant, while his detractors criticized him for being an "activist judge". Albin said labels like that "miss the mark." "I am not going to characterize any case as activist or nonactivist," he said.[2]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey
State courts:
New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court
State resources:
Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey
