Court Notices

Court Notices are the New Jersey Law Journal’s listing of official notices from the state and federal courts. Court Notices are updated on a weekly basis to bring you the most current information.

6 May, 2024

STATE COURTS

Notices to the Bar

Order – Appellate Division Summer Parts for 2024

Notice – Default Scheduled for Review by the Disciplinary Review Board on June 20, 2024

Order – Superior Court Judge Louis S. Sceusi Continued on Judicial Recall

Order – Superior Court Judge Bernadette N. DeCastro Continued on Judicial Recall

Notice – Online Attorney Registration and Payment – Reminder – June 3, 2024 Final Deadline to Avoid Ineligible Status

Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Deadlines for Filing Claims

Notice – May 29, 2024 Public Hearing on Proposed Court Rule Amendments and Committee Reports

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice : Donna M. Conroy

Case-Related/Disciplinary

D-127-21 Gluck Consent Admonition

D-125-21 Walrath Consent Reprimand

D-56-23 Stack disbar-default

D-102-22 Rakofsky one-yr susp w.cond

R-9-22 Rakofsky Pet Rev denied

D-61-23 Cubby disbar-default

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29 April, 2024

STATE COURTS

Notices to the Bar

Notice – Attorney Well-Being – Upcoming In-Person and Virtual Listening Sessions (April 26, April 30, May 3)

Supplement to Directive #01-24 – Civil Commitments – Protocol for Applications Pursuant to NJSA 30:4-27.9a – Updated Attachment F (Order for Continued Hold of Patient)

Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Attorneys Reinstated from the 2023 Ineligible List

Notice – Office of Attorney Ethics – Quarterly Discipline Report – 2024 First Quarter

Order – Continuing Legal Education (CLE) – Reinstating the Live Credit Requirement Effective May 1, 2024 – Rescission of March 10, 2020 Order That Had Suspended the Requirement

Notice and Order – Official Comment Added to Rule 1:21-7 Regarding Retainer Fee Agreements in Statutorily Based Fee-Shifting Cases (Balducci v. Cige)

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice : Richard Gordon

Case-Related/Disciplinary

D-63-23 Colella 089019 Consent Admonition

D-24-21 Bolton no additional discipline

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22 April, 2024

STATE COURTS

Notices to the Bar

Notice – Assignment of Pro Bono Counsel Pursuant to Madden v. Delran – Update on the Recommendations of the Judiciary Working Group on Attorney Pro Bono Assignments; New Application for Appointment of Madden Counsel

Order – Board on Continuing Legal Education – Reappointments, New Appointment; Chair and Vice-Chair Designations

Order – Judge Avion Benjamin Designated as General Equity Disqualification Judge for the Essex Vicinage, Effective July 1, 2024

Notice – Conforming Amendment to Guideline 1 of the Guidelines for Operation of Plea Agreements in the Municipal Courts of New Jersey

Order – Superior Court Judge William F. Ziegler Reassigned to Gloucester Criminal Division

Order – Superior Court Judge Niki Arbittier Reassigned to Cumberland Criminal Division

Case-Related/Disciplinary

D-60-23 Capece 089013 Consent Censure

M-81-23 Maynor 088627 TS-Compliance

D-22-23 Robinson TS Dismiss-Pay Sanction – FILED

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice

Reinstatement to the Bar Notice : Christopher S. Lipari

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15 April, 2024

STATE COURTS

Notices to the Bar

Directive #05-24 – Updated Domestic Violence Brochures

Order – Child Support Guidelines – Annual Updating Amendments to Rules Appendices IX-A, IX-B, and IX-H – Effective June 1, 2024

Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Attorneys Reinstated from the 2023 Ineligible List

Order – Superior Court Judge Avion M. Benjamin Designated as Essex Civil Presiding Judge Effective July 1, 2024

Notice – Attorneys Removed from the IOLTA Ineligible List

Notice – Board on Attorney Certification – 2024 Applicants for Certification – Extended Deadline

Notice – Attorney Well-Being – Reminder of April 16 Listening Session in Cherry Hill & Registration Information for April 26 Listening Session in Newark

Case-Related/Disciplinary

D-57-23 La Van 088934 MFD Censure

D-59-23 RYS 088972 Susp 2 yr

M-683-23 Fury 089142 Temp Susp Non-Compliance

M-729-23 Preston (089179) TS Compliance

R-9-23 LA VAN 088934 PET REV

D-16-19 OGILVIE 083482 MRDIS

D-42-23 Campbell Retro Sus

D-53-23 KRAME 088919 18-Mo Suspension-Deferred MRD

R-6, M-304, M-305-19 OGILVIE 083482 Mot Ext. Time.Assign Counsel

R-7-23 Campbell PR Dismiss

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8 April, 2024

STATE COURTS

Notices to the Bar

Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics – Opinion 746 (Amended) – Application of RPC 4.2 to Lawyers Who Are Proceeding Pro Se in Legal Matters

Administrative Directive #04-24 – Municipal – DWI – New Law Regarding Ignition Interlock Device (L.2023, c.191) – Rescinds and Supersedes Directive #25-19

Order – Superior Court Judge John M. Waters, Jr. Continued on Judicial Recall

Order – Superior Court Judge Stephen B. Rubin Continued on Judicial Recall

Order – Appellate Division Judge Richard J. Geiger Continued on Judicial Recall

Order – Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Arre Prospectively Recalled to Judicial Service

Notice and Order – Increase and Expansion of CLE Credit for Volunteer Attorneys Serving on District Ethics Committees, District Fee Arbitration Committees, DRB, and ACJC; Amendments to BCLE Regulation 202:1(b)

Notice and Order – Family – Transfer of Certain Dissolution (FM) Cases from the Mercer Vicinage to the Atlantic/Cape May, Burlington, and Middlesex Vicinages

Notice and Order – Expungements – Relaxation of Court Rules to Facilitate Attorney Appearances, Substitutions, and Withdrawals

Notice – Supreme Court Announces Adoption of Term “Special Adjudicator” to Replace Use of “Special Master

Case-Related/Disciplinary

D-28-23 Oury 088752 Disbar

D-66-23 Cehelsky Vacate & Dismiss Order

D-88-23 Cehelsky Consent Disbar

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