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Judiciary Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Per Section 10.1 of the General Assembly Rules, committees of the New Jersey General Assembly are appointed by the speaker of the house. Assembly members are appointed to standing committees at the commencement of every annual session.[2] The speaker of the house shall appoint a chair and vice-chair of each standing committee.[3] The speaker, majority leader and the minority leader shall be ex-officio members of all standing reference committees, but have no voting rights.[4]
See rules: Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021
Function
The 2020-2021 New Jersey General Assembly rules described the function of standing committees as outlined below.
| “ | Each standing reference committee, within its subject area, is authorized to: (a). consider and report bills and resolutions referred to it. Bills and resolutions may be reported to the General Assembly with or without amendments, or by committee substitute; (b). determine whether laws and programs are effective and implemented in accordance with the intent of the Legislature by – (1) conducting investigations and studies of public entities responsible for the application, administration and execution of the laws and programs; (2) meeting with public officials and citizens responsible for or involved with the application, administration and execution of the laws and programs; (3) reviewing books, papers, documents, records and other data pertaining to the application, administration and execution of laws and programs; (4) holding public hearings; (5) issuing reports; and 6) making recommendations to the General Assembly as the committee deems appropriate; and (c). perform other duties as the Speaker or the General Assembly may direct.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
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Judiciary Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2016 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2016 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2016 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John McKeon, Chair | • Michael Carroll | |||
| • Gordon Johnson, Vice-Chair | • Erik Peterson | |||
| • Joseph Lagana | ||||
| • Elizabeth Maher Muoio | ||||
| • Andrew Zwicker | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John McKeon, Chair | • Michael Carroll | |||
| • Gordon Johnson, Vice-Chair | • Holly Schepisi | |||
| • Joseph Lagana | ||||
| • Benjie Wimberly | ||||
2014 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2014 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2014 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • John McKeon, Chair | • Michael Carroll | |||
| • Gordon Johnson, Vice-Chair | • Holly Schepisi | |||
| • Joseph Lagana | ||||
| • Benjie Wimberly | ||||
2010-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Linda Greenstein, Chair | • Michael Carroll | |||
| • Annette Quijano, Vice-Chair | ||||
| • Louis Greenwald | ||||
| • Reed Gusciora | ||||
| • Ralph Caputo | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.1)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.1)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.3)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.4)
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Rules of the General Assembly 2020-2021," accessed March 2, 2021(Section 10.5)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
