Chief Justice Wilentz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Chief Justice
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:New_Jersey_State_Bar_Association_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:court gptkb:Governor_Richard_Codey
gptkb:Governor_Phil_Murphy
gptkb:Governor_Donald_DiFrancesco
gptkb:Governor_Jon_Corzine
gptkb:Governor_Christine_Todd_Whitman
gptkb:Governor_Brendan_Byrne
gptkb:Governor_Thomas_Kean
gptkb:Governor_Thomas_H._Kean_Jr.
gptkb:Governor_Thomas_H._Kean_Sr.
Governor_Jim_McGreevey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chief Justice Wilentz
gptkbp:influenced Judicial_system_in_New_Jersey
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:judges gptkb:New_Jersey_Superior_Court
gptkb:New_Jersey_Supreme_Court
gptkb:New_Jersey_Appellate_Division
Judicial activism
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocacy for civil rights
Promotion of judicial independence
Enhancement of public trust in judiciary
Support for legal aid programs
Reform_of_New_Jersey's_court_system
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:New_Jersey_v._T.L.O.
gptkb:State_v._McGowan
gptkb:State_v._Gibbons
gptkb:State_v._Hunt
gptkb:State_v._J.A.
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Chief_Justice_of_New_Jersey
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_R._Zazzali
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:retirementYear 2006
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Wilentz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_G._Roberts_Jr.
gptkb:Stuart_Rabner
gptkbp:termEnd 2006
gptkbp:termStart 1996