News from the NJSBA
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Former President Padin and Garden State Bar Association to be honored with NJSBA Narol Award
April 1, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Paula Saha 732-214-8509 The first Hispanic American woman to serve as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the state’s oldest and largest professional organization for the Black legal...
NJSBA Criminal Law Section seeks nominations for inaugural Criminal Law Practitioner of the Year Award
March 23, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 The NJSBA Criminal Law Section has created an annual award to recognize a practitioner who has made meaningful contributions to the field. On an annual...
NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section Seeks Nominations for 2022 Municipal Court Practice Award
March 22, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 The Municipal Court Practice Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association requests nominations for its annual Municipal Court Practice Award. Nominations may be for a New Jersey...
Board of Trustees Report March 11, 2022
New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees Report March 11, 2022 Note: This report does not constitute official minutes. Russia-Ukraine War: President Domenick Carmagnola started the meeting with a moment of silence in honor of the people of...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Essex County Trustee
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for a vacant position as an Essex County Trustee. The post on the NJSBA Board of Trustees becomes open in May for a two-year term. Please see specific...
Statement of New Jersey State Bar Association President Domenick Carmagnola on judicial vacancies
In light of New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s announcement today that he will not fill a second vacancy on the high court left as a result of Justice Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina’s retirement, the New Jersey State Bar Association urges...
Board of Trustees Report February 4, 2022
New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees Report Feb. 4, 2022 Note: This report does not constitute official minutes. Judicial vacancies: Judicial vacancy issues are of critical concern to the NJSBA and Association President Domenick Carmagnola...
2022 Nominations Report of the NJSBA Board of Trustees
February 3, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Board of Trustees has issued a nominations report listing those candidates nominated for each position (Article VIII,...
Nominations sought for Dispute Resolution Section Distinguished Service Award – Deadline for submissions is March 23
January 28, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara Straczynski 732-937-7524 The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section (DRS) gives an award annually or periodically to a member of the section, called the Lewis J....
Nominations sought for Dispute Resolution Section’s James B. Boskey Award – Deadline for submission is March 23
January 24, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara Straczynski 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section is seeking nominations for this year’s recipient of the James B. Boskey Award....
Nominations Sought for Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee
January 18, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NOTICE TO THE BAR Nominations Sought for Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee The Nominating Committee of the Young Lawyers Division (“YLD”) of the New Jersey State Bar...
Board of Trustees Report, January 2022
Report of the NJSBA Board of Trustees January 2022 Note: This does not constitute official minutes. Fee-shifting retainer agreements: The Board made nine specific comments about proposals in a Court report related to fee-shifting retainer...
New Jersey State Bar Association Diversity Committee seeks nominations for Narol Award
December 16, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Paula Saha 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - Commemorating Mel Narol’s commitment to the work of and enthusiastic support of the Task Force on Diversity, the NJSBA Diversity Committee’s Mel Narol...
Board of Trustees Report December 10, 2021
Note: This report does not constitute official minutes. Government Affairs: The trustees voted to support several pieces of legislation. They are: A set of bills, A-4275 (Sumter)/S-2587 (Singleton), to expand the categories of lists from which the juror source list is...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Hunterdon County Trustee
December 1, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for a vacant position as a Hunterdon County Trustee. The post on...