Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the head of the state’s highest court and judiciary, overseeing its administration and presiding over its proceedings.

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instanceOf chief justice position
judicial office
appliesToJurisdiction State of New Jersey
appointedBy Governor of New Jersey
appointedFor good behavior until age 70 after tenure
appointmentRequiresConsentOf New Jersey Senate
country United States of America
hasAuthorityOver New Jersey court rules and procedures (subject to court approval)
administration of New Jersey court system
assignment of judges in New Jersey courts
hasDuty assigning opinion writing in the Supreme Court of New Jersey
chairing judicial councils or administrative bodies of the New Jersey Judiciary
overseeing administration of all New Jersey state courts
presiding over oral arguments in the Supreme Court of New Jersey
serving as chief administrative officer of New Jersey courts
hasJurisdiction New Jersey state courts
headOf New Jersey Judiciary
initialTermLength 7 years
isHighestJudicialOfficerOf State of New Jersey
legalForm public office
locatedIn Trenton, New Jersey
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Jersey
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years
memberOf Supreme Court of New Jersey
officeContestedIn judicial appointment process of New Jersey
officeCreatedBy Constitution of New Jersey
New Jersey Constitution of 1947
officeHoldersInclude Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Deborah T. Poritz
James R. Zazzali
Joseph Weintraub
Morris Pashman
Pierre P. Garven
Richard J. Hughes
Robert L. Clifford
Robert N. Wilentz
Stuart Rabner
partOf Supreme Court of New Jersey
positionHeldIn Judicial branch of New Jersey
precededBy Chief Justice of the former New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
presidesOver Supreme Court of New Jersey
rank highest-ranking judge in New Jersey
reappointedAfterInitialTerm true
style Chief Justice
termLength until mandatory retirement age

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Supreme Court of New Jersey hasPart Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Superior Court of New Jersey administrativeHead Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Constitution of New Jersey establishesOffice Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey headedBy Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
New Jersey Redistricting Commission appointingAuthorityForTiebreaker Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
New Jersey legislative redistricting tieBreakerAppointedBy Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey