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Senate committee clears NJ Supreme Court nomination
Clip: 9/26/2024 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Phil Murphy nominated former acting AG John Jay Hoffman in June
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of former acting state Attorney General John Jay Hoffman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Hoffman in June to replace Justice Lee Solomon. After a unanimous vote by the committee Thursday, Hoffman’s nomination goes to the full Senate for confirmation before he can be sworn in as associate justice.
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Senate committee clears NJ Supreme Court nomination
Clip: 9/26/2024 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of former acting state Attorney General John Jay Hoffman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Hoffman in June to replace Justice Lee Solomon. After a unanimous vote by the committee Thursday, Hoffman’s nomination goes to the full Senate for confirmation before he can be sworn in as associate justice.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAnd the Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nomination of former acting state Attorney General John Jay Hoffman to serve on the state Supreme Court.
Governor Murphy nominated Hoffman in June to replace Justice Lee Solomon after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in August.
Hoffman's approval would maintain the court traditional partizan balance.
He is an unaffiliated voter but served as acting AG for three years under Republican Governor Chris Christie, though he was never officially confirmed to the Post as AG.
Hoffman led efforts to equip police with body worn cameras and established a new directive on police involved shootings.
He left the role in 2016 to become general counsel and senior vice president at Rutgers University.
After today's unanimous vote, Hoffman's nomination now goes to the full Senate for confirmation before he can be sworn in as associate Justice.
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