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

Application for MCL Designation of Multi-Layered Hernia Mesh Cases

Notice to the Bar - April 11, 2018

Comment period closed on

May 14, 2018

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Application for MCL Designation of Taxotere (Docetaxel) Litigation

Notice to the Bar - April 11, 2018

Comment period closed on

May 14, 2018

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Criminal Practice Committee Second Supplemental Report

Report Document(s):

Criminal Practice Committee Second Supplemental Report

Notice to the Bar - April 9, 2018

Comment period closed on

May 9, 2018

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#005	April 18, 2018 - Email	Gerald J. Felt, Esq. (Pressler, Felt & Warshaw, LLP (Parsippany))
#008	April 25, 2018 - Email	Legal Services of New Jersey, by Melville D. Miller, Jr., Esq., President and General Counsel, and David McMillin, Esq.
#009	April 25, 2018 - Email	Legal Services of New Jersey, by Anisa Rahim, Esq., Special Counsel; Linda Babecki, Esq. and Alice Kwong, Esq., Co-Chief Counsel for Housing
#018	May 18, 2018 - Email	Civil Presiding Judge Robert L. Polifroni for the Bergen Vicinage

Special Civil Part Practice Committee Report

Report Document(s):

Special Civil Part Practice Committee Report

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Comment period closed on

April 27, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#003	March 19, 2018 - Email	Thomas J. Denitzio, Jr., Esq. (Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP (Woodbridge))

The Supreme Court requests comment on the 2016-2018 reports from the Tax Court

Report Document(s):

The Supreme Court requests comment on the 2016-2018 reports from the Tax Court

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Comment period closed on

April 27, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#012	April 27, 2018 - Email	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President

Criminal Practice Committee Supplemental Report

Report Document(s):

Criminal Practice Committee Supplemental Report

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Comment period closed on

April 27, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	March 23, 2018 - Letter	Municipal Court Administrators Association of NJ, by Walter R. Mollineaux, President
#002	April 5, 2018 - Letter	Sharon B. Ransavage, Esq. (Flemington)
#003	April 13, 2018 - Letter	Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq. (Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, PC (Edison))
#004	April 23, 2018 - Letter	Jeffrey S. Feld, Esq. (Orange)
#005	April 27, 2018 - Letter	Conference of Municipal Division Managers, by MDM Cheryl E. Williams, Chair
#006	April 27, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President
#007	March 4, 2018 - email	Retired Municipal Court Presiding Judge Roy McGeady
#008	April 26, 2018 - email	William J. Brennan (Little Falls)
#009	April 26, 2018 - email	G. William DeLaney, Esq. (Morristown)
#010	April 27, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence, by Nicole Morella, Director of Public Policy & Communications
#011	April 28, 2018 - Letter	Charlie Kratovil, Editor, New Brunswick Today

Report of the Supreme Court Working Group on Private Citizen Complaints in the Municipal Courts.

Report Document(s):

Report of the Supreme Court Working Group on Private Citizen Complaints in the Municipal Courts.

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Determination:

Notice and Order – Private Citizen Complaints in the Municipal Courts – Revised Effective Date of Rule Amendments

Referenced Documents:

Appendices

Comment period closed on

April 27, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	March 2, 2018 - Letter	Gary Potters, Esq. (Potters & DellaPietra (Fairfield))
#002	March 13, 2018 - Letter	Amy Sara Cores, Esq. (Cores & Associates, LLC (Freehold))
#004	Feb. 18, 2004 - email	Aderant (legal software provider), by Alexis Fung Chen Pen, Esq., Rules Attorney
#007	April 23, 2018 - Memo	James J. Curry, Esq.
#010	April 27, 2018 - Email	Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, by Richard J. Williams, Jr., Esq., President
#011	April 27, 2018 - Email	New Jersey Association for Justice, by Eric G. Kahn, Esq., President
#012	April 27, 2018 - Email	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President
#013	April 18, 2005 - letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President

The Supreme Court requests comment on the 2016-2018 reports from the Civil Practice Committee

Report Document(s):

The Supreme Court requests comment on the 2016-2018 reports from the Civil Practice Committee

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Comment period closed on

April 27, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#012	April 27, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President

Supreme Court Arbitration Advisory Committee Recommendation to Amend Rule 4:2:A-2(b) - Certified Civil Trial Attorneys as Arbitrators

Notice to the Bar - March 28, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#006	April 20, 2018 - Letter	Christopher L.C. Kuberiet, Esq., First Assistant Prosecutor (Middlesex))
#012	April 27, 2018 - Email	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President

Supreme Court Family Practice Committee Report on Juvenile Waiver

Report Document(s):

Supreme Court Family Practice Committee Report on Juvenile Waiver

Notice to the Bar - March 14, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Dec. 20, 2017 - email	Robert W. Ruggieri, Esq. (Union)
#002	Dec. 20, 2017 - Letter	Alfred H. Sauer, Esq.(Sauer and Fitzpatrick (Kenilworth))
#003	Jan. 2, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey Association for Justice by Eric G. Kahn, Esq., President
#004	Jan. 15, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by Robert B. Hille, Esq., President

Report of the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Malpractice Insurance - Publication for comment.

Report Document(s):

Report of the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Malpractice Insurance - Publication for comment.

Notice to the Bar - Nov. 14, 2017

Referenced Documents:

Appendices

Comment period closed on

Jan. 15, 2018

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Jan. 10, 2018 - Letter	Kim D. Ringler, Esq. and David H. Dugan, Esq. (The Ringler Law Firm (Waldwick)
#002	Jan. 10, 2018 - Letter	American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ), by Portia Allen-Kyle, Esq., Staff Attorney
#003	Jan. 10, 2018 - Letter	David K. Ludman, Esq.(Brown & Connery, LLP (Woodbury)
#004	Jan. 10, 2018 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by Robert B. Hille, Esq. President

Report of the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on the Character Review Process -- Comments Sought

Report Document(s):

Report of the Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on the Character Review Process -- Comments Sought

Notice to the Bar - Nov. 27, 2017

Comment period closed on

Dec. 1, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Nov. 28, 2017 - Letter	Robyn B. Gigl, Esq., Gluck Walrath LLP (Trenton)
#002	Dec. 1, 2017 - Letter	ACLU-NJ, by Edward Barocas, Esq., Legal Director, and Elyla Huertas, Esq., Staff Attorney
#003	Dec. 1, 2017 - Letter	Celeste Fiore, Esq. (Argentino Family Law & Child Advocacy, LLC); Jodi Argentino, Esq. (Argentino Family Law & Child Advocacy, LLC); Leslie A. Farber, Esq.; Deb Guston, Esq. (Guston & Guston LLP); Robyn B. Gigl, Esq. (Gluck Walrath LLP); and William S. Singer, Esq. (Singer & Fedun, LLC)
#004	Dec. 1, 2017 - Letter	Judge Walter Koprowski, Jr., for the Probate Part Judges Committee of the Conference of General Equity Presiding Judges
#005	Dec. 5, 2017 - Letter	Judge Hany A. Mawla, for the Executive Board of the Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
#006	Dec. 11, 2017 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association, by President Robert B. Hille, Esq.

Recommendations to Implement Policies Regarding the Filing of Particular Categories of Cases

Report Document(s):

Recommendations to Implement Policies Regarding the Filing of Particular Categories of Cases

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 30, 2017

Comment period closed on

Dec. 1, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	Oct. 20, 2017 - Letter	Robert B. Hille, Esq., President, New Jersey State Bar Association

Proposed 2018 Attorney Discipline Budget

Notice to the Bar - Oct. 5, 2017

Comment period closed on

Nov. 6, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#041	Sept. 17, 2006 - Letter	Office of Public Defender, by Public Defender Joseph Krakora

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee

Report Document(s):

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee

Notice to the Bar - May 17, 2017

Comment period closed on

June 9, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#039	June 17, 2006 - Letter	Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq. (Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, PC (Edison))
#040	Sept. 17, 2006 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Robert B. Hille, Esq.

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Municipal Practice Committee

Report Document(s):

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Municipal Practice Committee

Notice to the Bar - May 17, 2017

Comment period closed on

June 9, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Committee on Municipal Court Practice

Report Document(s):

Supplemental Reports from the 2015-2017 Supreme Court Committee on Municipal Court Practice

Notice to the Bar - Sept. 13, 2017

Comment period closed on

June 9, 2017

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#001	March 17, 2005 - Letter	Kim D. Ringler, Esq. and David Dugan, Esq
#002	Dec. 17, 2005 - Letter	American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) by Portia Allen-Kyle, Esq
#003	April 21, 2017 - Letter	Chanti A. Carter-Rene
#004	May 23, 2017 - Letter	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Robert B. Hille, Esq.
#005	May 24, 2017 - Letter	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of NJ, Legal Advocacy Project, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Legal Director

Regulations Governing the Supreme Court Committee on Character -- Proposed Amendments

Notice to the Bar - April 3, 2017

Comment period closed on

June 1, 2017

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter

Notice - Proposed Amendment to Rule 5:10-4 – Proposed Revised Notices of Rights in an Adoption Proceeding

Notice to the Bar - March 24, 2017

Comment period closed on

April 28, 2017

No comments received

Comment ID	Date & Mode	Name of Commenter
#002	March 17, 2003 - Letter	Stephen E. Samnick, Esq. (The Samnick Law Group(West Caldwell))
#003	March 15, 2017 - Letter	New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators by President Karen P. Sampson, Esq.
#006	March 21, 2017 - Memo	Conference of Family Presiding Judges by Conference Chair Judge Deborah J. Venezia
#009	July 17, 2004 - Letter (appending 12-07-16 Letter)	New Jersey State Bar Association by President Thomas H. Prol, Esq.
#013	July 17, 2004 - Letter	Supreme Court Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement by Committee Chair Judge Hany A. Mawla
#014	March 29, 2017 - Letter	David S. Carton, Esq. (Mandelbaum Salsburg (Roseland)
#015	March 27, 2017 - Email	Robert E. Goldstein, Esq. (Drescher & Cheslow, PA (Manalapan))
#016	March 27, 2017 - Email	Andrew A. Bestafka, Esq. (Freehold)
#017	March 27, 2017 - Email	Curtis J. Romanowski, Esq. (Romanowski Law Offices (Freehold))
#018	March 28, 2017 - Email	Pamela M. Copeland, Esq. (Watchung)
#019	March 28, 2017 - Email	Angela M. Scafuri, Esq. (Bressler, Amery & Ross, PC (Florham Park))
#020	March 28, 2017 - Email	Elizabeth Vengen, Esq. (Oak Ridge)
#021	March 28, 2017 - Email	Nancy D. Gold, Esq. (Charny Karpousis Altieri & Donoian, PA (Mount Laurel))
#022	March 28, 2017 - Email	Jani Wase Vinick, Esq. (Haber Silver & Simpson (Florham Park)
#023	March 28, 2017 - Email	Edward J. Zohn, Esq. (Zohn & Zohn, LLP (Warren))
#024	March 28, 2017 - Email	Philip S. Burnham, II, Esq. (Burnham Law Group, LLC (Marlton))
#025	March 28, 2017 - Email	Edward R. Weinstein, Esq. (East Brunswick)
#026	March 28, 2017 - Email	Larry J. Esposito, Esq. (DeFuccio Clancy & Esposito, LLC (Hackensack))
#027	March 28, 2017 - Email	Edward Epstein, Esq. (Northfield)
#028	March 27, 2017 - Email	Anna-Maria Pittella, Esq. (Red Bank)
#029	March 27, 2017 - Email	Lisa M. Radell, Esq. (Cape May Court House)
#030	March 27, 2017 - Email	Cindy Ball Wilson, Esq. (Ruvolo Law Group, LLC (Morristown)
#031	March 27, 2017 - Email	Rosalyn Metzger, Esq., LLC (Morristown)
#032	March 27, 2017 - Email	William J. Berman, Esq. (Berman Rosenbach, PC (Morristown))
#033	March 29, 2017 - Email	Patrick W. Foley, Esq. (New Brunswick)
#034	March 28, 2017 - Email	Donna Legband, Esq. (Altman Legband & Mayrides (Skillman)
#035	March 28, 2017 - Email	Mark F. Saker, Esq. (Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, LLC (Freehold))
#036	March 28, 2017 - Email	Charles F. Vuotto, Jr., Esq. (Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C. (Roseland))
#037	March 29, 2017 - Email	Angela Barker, Esq., LLC (Teaneck)
#038	March 29, 2017 - Email	David Perry Davis, Esq. (Pennington)

Family Practice Committee

Report Document(s):

Family Practice Committee

Notice to the Bar - Feb. 6, 2017

Comment period closed on

April 7, 2017

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