Notices to the Bar

Notice – Public Access in the Appellate Division: (1) Oral Arguments of Non-Public Cases Excepted from Livestreaming and Brief Posting; (2) Promulgation of New Form to Request Audio Recordings of Oral Arguments; and (3) Process for Requesting Access to Non-Public Arguments/Records

Order – Superior Court Judge Daniel Roberts Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Civil Division and Designated as Supervising Special Civil Part Judge for the Vicinage

Order – Judge Dara A. Govan - Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Criminal Division

Order – Superior Court Judge James B. Johnston Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Criminal Division

Order – Superior Court Judge Paul D. Nieves Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Family Division

Notice - Multicounty Litigation Application - New Jersey State Court Litigation Involving Exposure to Roundup Products – Comments/Objections Requested by April 11, 2025

Notice and Order - Supreme Court Action on Report of the Professional Responsibility Rules Committee - Amendments to RPCs 1.5 and 8.4; Attorney General's Waiver of Conflicts Pilot Program; No Waiver of Confidentiality to Respond to Negative Online Reviews

Order – Board on Continuing Legal Education – Appointments and Reappointments

Order – Retired Appellate Division Judge Richard S. Hoffman Continued on Judicial Recall

Notice - Arbitration Clauses in Attorney Retainer Agreements - Adoption of Official Comment to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4 (Delaney v. Dickey)

Order – Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Council Recalled to Temporary Judicial Service – Middlesex Family Division

Order – IOLTA Trustee Appointment – Mary Jean Barnes, Esq.

Order - Judicial Evaluation Commission Reappointments and New Appointments

Order – Superior Court Judge Harold U. Johnson, Jr. Recalled to Temporary Judicial Service – Vicinage 15 Family Division

Order – Superior Court Judge Jennifer C. Critchley Reassigned to the Essex Civil Division

Notice - Defaults Scheduled for Review by the Disciplinary Review Board on April 17, 2025

Order - Designation of Judge John C. Porto as Vicinage 1 Acting Assignment Judge in the Event of the Unavailability of the Assignment Judge (Effective April 1, 2025)

Order - Judge M. Susan Sheppard Designated as General Equity Disqualification Judge for Vicinage 1 (Effective April 1, 2025)

Order – Initial Assignment Order for New Superior Court Judge Brent M. Rafuse – Sussex Family

Order – Initial Assignment Order for New Superior Court Judge Claire A. Scully – Monmouth Criminal