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'A Solution in Search of a Problem': NJ State Bar, Judiciary React to Possible Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Appointments

"There is a proposal to create a court of appeals that mirrors the federal court system," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "In the current system, you take the best of the Superior Court judges, leaving that court depleted. If we go to a system where the governor makes appointments, you can broaden the number of lawyers going to the bench."

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