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Rachel Wainer Apter

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New Jersey Supreme Court
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$230,818

Rachel Wainer Apter is a judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She assumed office on October 21, 2022. Her current term ends on October 21, 2029.

Wainer Apter was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on March 16, 2021, to succeed Jaynee LaVecchia. She was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on October 17, 2022, and sworn in on October 21, 2022. To learn more about this appointment, click here.[1]

Appointments

2021

See also: New Jersey Supreme Court justice vacancy (July 2022)

Wainer Apter was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on March 16, 2021, to succeed Jaynee LaVecchia. She was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on October 17, 2022, and sworn in on October 21, 2022.[1]

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry Albin retired on July 7, 2022, upon reaching the state's mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.[2] Albin's replacement will be Governor Phil Murphy's (D) fourth nominee to the seven-member supreme court.

In New Jersey, state supreme court justices are selected through direct gubernatorial appointment. Justices are appointed directly by the governor without the use of a nominating commission.[3] There are five states that use this selection method. To read more about the gubernatorial appointment of judges, click here.

State supreme court judicial selection in New Jersey

See also: Judicial selection in New Jersey

The seven justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court are selected by gubernatorial appointment. The governor's nominee must be confirmed by the New Jersey state Senate.[4][5]

Justices serve an initial term of seven years after appointment. If renominated by the governor and confirmed for reappointment by the Senate, they may serve on the court until they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70.[4][5]

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve on the supreme court, a person must have been admitted to practice law in New Jersey for at least 10 years.[5]

Chief justice

The chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court is selected by gubernatorial appointment. The position of chief justice is a specific seat on the court rather than a temporary leadership position.[5]

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

Vacancies on the court are filled through gubernatorial appointment. The governor's nominee must be confirmed by the state Senate.[6]

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.



See also

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