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Senate confirms Wainer Apter, Fasciale, bringing N.J. Supreme Court to near-full strength
New Jersey GlobeNew Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Faciale were confirmed today by the State Senate for seven-year terms on the New Jersey Supreme Court, at last addressing a vacancy crisis on the state’s top court that has been building since spring of 2021.
Fasciale, a moderate Republican, was confirmed unanimously. Wainer Apter, on the other hand, faced scrutiny from Republicans concerned about her past career in liberal advocacy circles, and was approved on a mostly party-line 23-14 vote, with State Sen. Bob Singer (R-Lakewood) breaking with his caucus to support her.
Both will be sworn in imminently, in a private ceremony held on Friday. Wainer Apter, having been confirmed first today, will also be sworn in first – an important distinction on the seniority-based court, since senior justices get more leeway in deciding which opinions to write.
Once they take their seats, there will be one seat on the seven-member court still left vacant.
Fasciale, a moderate Republican, was confirmed unanimously. Wainer Apter, on the other hand, faced scrutiny from Republicans concerned about her past career in liberal advocacy circles, and was approved on a mostly party-line 23-14 vote, with State Sen. Bob Singer (R-Lakewood) breaking with his caucus to support her.
Both will be sworn in imminently, in a private ceremony held on Friday. Wainer Apter, having been confirmed first today, will also be sworn in first – an important distinction on the seniority-based court, since senior justices get more leeway in deciding which opinions to write.
Once they take their seats, there will be one seat on the seven-member court still left vacant.