Post by Logan on Apr 24, 2016 3:48:51 GMT -6
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's latest nominee for the state Supreme Court is now one step away from filling a six-year vacancy on New Jersey's highest court.
The state Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted, 13-0, to approve Walter "Wally" Timpone to become an associate justice on the seven-member court.
Now, Timpone — a veteran attorney and Democrat who has been friends with Christie, a Republican, for years — faces his final hurdle: a vote Monday before the full Senate.
If he's confirmed, it will end a battle Christie and state Senate President President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) have waged since 2010 over the makeup of the Supreme Court. Christie nominated Timpone, a fellow former federal prosecutor, last month in a deal to break the stalemate.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/nj_senate_panel_approves_christies_supreme_court_p.html
The state Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted, 13-0, to approve Walter "Wally" Timpone to become an associate justice on the seven-member court.
Now, Timpone — a veteran attorney and Democrat who has been friends with Christie, a Republican, for years — faces his final hurdle: a vote Monday before the full Senate.
If he's confirmed, it will end a battle Christie and state Senate President President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) have waged since 2010 over the makeup of the Supreme Court. Christie nominated Timpone, a fellow former federal prosecutor, last month in a deal to break the stalemate.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/nj_senate_panel_approves_christies_supreme_court_p.html