Supreme Court Committee Reports

Reports are published for comment before the Supreme Court takes action on any proposed changes to the Rules of Court or other aspects of court operations. Instructions and deadlines for submitting comments are included with each report.

The Court welcomes diverse viewpoints on any proposed changes. Judges, attorneys, and professionals in related fields are invited to serve on committees in order to share their perspective and their expertise. Email CommAppts.Mailbox@njcourts.gov to inquire about this volunteer opportunity. The subject line should say, "Interest in Supreme Court Committees." Please include your full name and the name(s) of the committee(s) in which you are interested. Attorneys should include their attorney ID, the county or counties in which they practice, and a resumé.

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Proposed 2021 Attorney Discipline Budget

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 20, 2020

Comment period closed on

Nov. 20, 2020

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Sept. 23, 2020 - email	Steven J. Zweig, Esq. (Montclair, NJ)
#002	Sept. 25, 2020 - email	Jamie Borodin, VP for Operations, National Tenant Network-NJ
#003	Oct. 6, 2020 - email	Chinonso Opurum
#004	Oct. 12, 2020 - email	Simcha Herzog
#005	Oct. 14, 2020 - email	Chakka Sreenivasulu
#006	Oct. 15, 2020 - letter	Jessica Kitson, Esq., Managing Attorney, for Volunteer Lawyers for Justice and numerous other advocates for the rights of tenants
#007	Oct. 16, 2020 - letter	Nicholas J. Kikis, Vice President for Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, New Jersey Apartment Association
#008	Oct. 16, 2020 - letter	United States Senator Cory A. Booker
#009	Oct. 16, 2020 - letter	Legal Services of New Jersey, by Maura A. Sanders, Esq., Chief Counsel, Entitlements and Housing Law; David McMillin, Esq., Chief Counsel, Consumer Law and Director of Litigation; Linda M. Babecki, Esq., Co-Chief Counsel, Housing Law; Alice Kwong, Esq., Co-Chief Counsel, Housing Law
#010	Oct. 16, 2020 - email	Connie M. Pascale, Esq., as an individual and as Board member of Solutions to End Poverty Soon (STEPS)
#011	Oct. 16, 2020 - email	Khabirah H. Myers, Esq., Coordinator, Division of Rent Control Board, Office of Tenant Legal Services, Economic and Housing Development, City of Newark
#012	Oct. 15, 2020 - email	Felipe Chavana, Esq., Executive Director, Essex-Newark Legal Services
#013	Oct. 16, 2020 - letter	Jeff Kolakowski, Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Builders Association
#014	Oct. 16, 2020 - letter	Thomas J. Major, Esq., Offit Kurman (Iselin, NJ)
#015	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, by Judge Hany A. Mawla, Chair
#016	Feb. 5, 2021 - Email	Frank Marciano, Esq. (Hoboken, NJ)

Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:38-3(f) to Remove from Public Access Records of Landlord/Tenant Matters Not Resulting in a Judgment for Possession

Notice to the Bar - Sept. 16, 2020

Comment period closed on

Oct. 16, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Sept. 16, 2020 - email	Hon. James M. DeMarzo Family Presiding Judge Morris/Sussex Vicinage
#002	Sept. 17, 2020 - email	Cara Parmigiani, Esq. Law Offices of Cara Parmigiani, LLC(Mountain Lakes, NJ)
#003	Sept. 30, 2020 - email	Kimberly Taubner
#004	Oct. 1, 2020 - email	Starlet Carbins
#005	Oct. 6, 2020 - letter	Brian S. Gates, Esq. Director, LeGaL (LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York)
#006	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Robyn B. Gigl, Esq. Gluck Walrath, LLP (Freehold, NJ)
#007	Oct. 14, 2020 - email	Jiselle Parker, N’Jaila Rhee, Dr. Penelope Saunders for the New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance and the Best Practices Policy Project
#008	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Jeanne LoCicero, Esq., Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
#009	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	David Brown, Esq., Legal Director, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund; Matthew Hintz, Esq. and Zachary L. Berliner, Esq. for Lowenstein Sandler, LLP; Christian Fuscarino, Executive Director, Garden State Equality
#010	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Michael Mauro, Esq., for the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence
#011	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Celeste Fiore, Esq. Argentino Fiore Law & Advocacy (Montclair, NJ)
#012	Oct. 14, 2020 - letter	Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, by Judge Hany A. Mawla, Chair
#013	Oct. 19, 2020 - letter	Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq., President, for the New Jersey State Bar Association
#014	Oct. 16, 2020 - email	Superior Court Judge Kay Walcott-Henderson
#015	Oct. 30, 2020 - email	Superior Court Judge Marybeth Rogers

Proposed Amendments to Rule 4:72 ('Actions for Change of Name') to Remove Newspaper Publication Requirements

Report Document(s):

Proposed Amendments to Rule 4:72 ('Actions for Change of Name') to Remove Newspaper Publication Requirements

Notice to the Bar - Sept. 14, 2020

Comment period closed on

Oct. 14, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Sept. 15, 2020 - email	Judge Susan F. Maven, President/Moderator, National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
#002	Sept. 16, 2020 - email	Angela D. Lipsman, Esq.(New York, NY)
#003	Sept. 18, 2020 - email	Robert A. Scirocco, Esq.(Budd Lake, NJ)
#004	Sept. 24, 2020 - letter	Edward P. Capozzi, Esq., President, New Jersey Association for Justice
#005	Sept. 24, 2020 - email	Shari-Ann Sasu, Assistant Prosecutor, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office
#006	Sept. 25, 2020 - email	Retired Assignment Judge Georgia M. Curio
#007	Sept. 28, 2020 - email	Mary Ann McField, Esq.(Elizabeth, NJ)
#008	Oct. 4, 2020 - email	Richard P. Maggi, Esq.
#009	Oct. 5, 2020 - email	Vincent J. Sanzone, Jr., Esq.(Elizabeth, NJ)
#010	Oct. 6, 2020 - email	Paul R. Duffy, Esq., Kearns Duffy & Vaccaro, PC(Liberty Corner, NJ)
#011	Oct. 6, 2020 - memo	Assignment Judge Karen M. Cassidy (Chair) and Judge Nancy L. Ridgway (Vice-Chair), for the Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts
#012	Oct. 6, 2020 - letter	Akil Roper, Esq., Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services of New Jersey
#013	Oct. 12, 2020 - letter	Michael Mauro, Esq. for the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV)
#014	Oct. 6, 2020 - Email	Women of Color Subcommittee of the Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts
#015	Oct. 12, 2020 - letter	Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq., President, for the New Jersey State Bar Association
#016	Oct. 9, 2020 - letter	Judge Hany A. Mawla, Chair, Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:42 and CLE Regulations to Require Credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias

Report Document(s):

Notice - Continuing Legal Education - Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:42 and CLE Regulations to Require Credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias - Publication for Comment – Comments Requested by October 12

Notice to the Bar - Sept. 14, 2020

Comment period closed on

Oct. 12, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	May 27, 2020 - email	Mario M. Blanch, Esq. (West New York, NJ)
#002	May 27, 2020 - email	Frances Nicotra, Esq. (Jersey City, NJ)
#003	May 28, 2020 - email	Stuart Jay Lieberman, Esq.(Lieberman, Blecher and Sinkevich, PC (Princeton, NJ))
#004	May 28, 2020 - email	Roger B. Kaplan, Esq. (Florham Park, NJ)
#005	June 1, 2020 - email	Prof. James O. Finckenauer, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice
#006	June 16, 2020 - letter	Robert J. Brass, Esq. (Maitlin Maitlin Goodgold Brass & Bennett (Millburn)
#007	June 19, 2020 - email	Prof. Rodney J. Uphoff, University of Missouri, and Prof. Peter A. Joy, Washington University (St. Louis)
#008	June 22, 2020 - email	Michael A. Smolensky, Esq. (Law Office of Michael A. Smolensky LLC (Cinnaminson))
#009	June 26, 2020 - letter	Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ), by Linda D. Foster, Esq., President
#010	June 26, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq., President
#011	June 26, 2020 - letter	Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, by Judge Hany A. Mawla, Committee Chair

Report of the Working Group on the Duty of Confidentiality and Wrongful Convictions

Report Document(s):

Report of the Working Group on the Duty of Confidentiality and Wrongful Convictions

Notice to the Bar - May 26, 2020

Comment period closed on

June 26, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Jan. 28, 2020 - email	Debra M. Krebs, Esq. (Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, LLP (White Plains, NY)
#002	Feb. 6, 2020 - letter	Louis A. Ruprecht, Esq. (Ruprecht Hart Ricciardulli & Sherman, LLP (Westfield, NJ))
#003	March 20, 2020 - letter	New Jersey Defense Association by President Michael Malia
#007	March 26, 2020 - email	Gregg D. Trautmann, Esq. (Trautmann & Trautmann, LLC (Denville))
#008	April 24, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Evelyn Padin
#010	June 2, 2020 - letter	New Jersey Association for Justice, by President Kevin Costello, Esq.

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Civil Practice

Report Document(s):

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Civil Practice

Notice to the Bar - Jan. 27, 2020

Referenced Documents:

Notice – 2018-2020 Supreme Court Rules Committee Reports – Extension of Comment Period to April 2.

Comment period closed on

April 2, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#005	March 23, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Evelyn Padin

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Tax Court

Report Document(s):

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Tax Court

Notice to the Bar - Jan. 27, 2020

Referenced Documents:

Notice – 2018-2020 Supreme Court Rules Committee Reports – Extension of Comment Period to April 2.

Comment period closed on

April 2, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#004	March 20, 2020 - email	Legal Services of New Jersey by Melville D. Miller, Jr. and David McMillin
#005	March 23, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Evelyn Padin
#006	March 24, 2020 - email	Pressler, Felt & Warshaw, LLP
#009	May 11, 2020 - letter	Conference of Civil Presiding Judges, by Judge Thomas F. Brogan, Conference Chair

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Special Civil Part Practice

Report Document(s):

2018-2020 Rules Committee Reports – Special Civil Part Practice

Notice to the Bar - Jan. 27, 2020

Referenced Documents:

Notice – 2018-2020 Supreme Court Rules Committee Reports – Extension of Comment Period to April 2.

Comment period closed on

April 2, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Feb. 5, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Evelyn Padin, Esq., President
#002	Feb. 7, 2020 - letter	Office of the Public Defender, by Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender

Proposed Amendments to Rule 3:11 ("Record of an Out-of-Court Identification Procedure")

Notice to the Bar - Dec. 31, 2019

Comment period closed on

Feb. 7, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Feb. 5, 2020 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Evelyn Padin, Esq., President

Proposed amendments to Rule 3:4-2 regarding first appearance for defendants subject to a pretrial detention motion

Notice to the Bar - Dec. 30, 2019

Comment period closed on

Feb. 7, 2020

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Nov. 25, 2019 - letter	Attorney Jeffrey S. Feld (Orange, NJ)

Proposed Amendments to Rule 3.17 ("Disqualification") of the Code of Judicial Conduct

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 28, 2019

Comment period closed on

Nov. 29, 2019

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Proposed Amendments to Rule 2:15 ("Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct")

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 16, 2019

Comment period closed on

Nov. 18, 2019

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Oct. 18, 2019 - email	Justin Lee Klein, Esq.,Hobbie, Corrigan & DeCarlo, PC (Eatontown))
#002	Oct. 21, 2019 - letter	New Jersey Creditors Bar Association, by Arthur J. Raimon, Esq. (Trustee)

Proposed amendments to Rule 1:38-3 to exclude medical and related records from public access

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 15, 2019

Comment period closed on

Nov. 16, 2019

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Proposed 2020 Attorney Discipline Budget

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 8, 2019

Comment period closed on

Nov. 4, 2019

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Sept. 30, 2019 - email	Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (formerly the Committee on Minority Concerns), by Appellate Division Judge Hany A. Mawla, Committee Chair
#002	Sept. 4, 2019 - letter	Charles M. Izzo, Esq. (Camden)
#003	Oct. 1, 2019 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), by President Evelyn Padin, Esq.
#004	Oct. 1, 2019 - email	Retired Municipal Court Presiding Judge Bonnie Goldman
#005	Oct. 1, 2019 - letter	Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, by Jeremy Spiegel, Esq., Consulting Attorney, and Alexandra Staropoli, JD, Senior Manager for Policy & Advocacy

Report of the Working Group on the Municipal Courts

Report Document(s):

Report of the Working Group on the Municipal Courts

Notice to the Bar - Aug. 12, 2019

Comment period closed on

Oct. 1, 2019

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Proposed Municipal Court Periodic Dismissal Protocol

Report Document(s):

Proposed Municipal Court Periodic Dismissal Protocol

Notice to the Bar - July 24, 2019

Comment period closed on

Aug. 9, 2019

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Supreme Court’s Administrative Determinations and Order Adopting Rule Amendments

Report Document(s):

Supreme Court’s Administrative Determinations and

Notice to the Bar - Aug. 2, 2019

Referenced Documents:

Order - Order Adopting Rule Amendments

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Attorney Advertising Guideline 1 regarding attorney/firm URL

Report Document(s):

Attorney Advertising Guideline 1 regarding attorney/firm URL

Notice to the Bar - July 1, 2019

Comment period closed on

July 31, 2019

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	April 7, 2019 - email	Jeffrey Hark, Esq. (Law Office of Hark & Hark)
#002	April 15, 2019 - letter	Partners for Women and Justice, by Patricia P. Perlmutter, Esq., Policy Counsel
#003	May 7, 2019 - Memo	Conference of Municipal Presiding Judges, by Presiding Judge James Newman
#004	May 13, 2019 - Memo	Municipal Court Practice Committee, by Presiding Judge Robert Zane
#005	May 28, 2019 - Report	Criminal Practice Committee (Presiding Judge Edward McBride, Chair)