TRENTON — Some members of the New Jersey Senate want a rogue state Supreme Court justice removed from the bench. The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a resolution saying Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto should resign if the Assembly doesn't move to impeach him. Rivera-Soto decided not to participate in decisions as long as a temporary justice was assigned...
The State Senate might ask Supreme Court Justice Roverto Rivera-Soto to resign.TRENTON — Some members of the New Jersey Senate want a rogue state Supreme Court justice removed from the bench.
The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a resolution saying Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto should resign if the Assembly doesn't move to impeach him.
Rivera-Soto decided not to participate in decisions as long as a temporary justice was assigned to the high court. He then moderated his position and said he would participate as long as the temporary seventh justice didn't influence the outcome of a case.
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner appointed retired Superior Court Judge Edwin Stern to fill a vacancy that occurred after Gov. Chris Christie declined to reappoint a sitting justice and Democrats angered by that decision refused to consider Christie's nominee.
Previous coverage:
• Poll: Should the Supreme Court discipline Justice Rivera-Soto?
• Codey calls on N.J. Supreme Court to discipline Justice Rivera-Soto
• N.J. Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto tempers stance on abstention
• Rivera-Soto calls off plan to abstain from N.J. Supreme Court cases involving temporary justice
• N.J. Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto tells Gov. Christie he doesn't want to be renominated
• N.J. Senate Democrats urge Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto to resign for abstaining on cases
• Editorial: Time for Justice Rivera-Soto to resign
• N.J. Senate president calls for resignation of Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto
• N.J. Supreme Court justices disagree over role of temporary judge on court