The New Jersey State Senate confirmed seven new Superior Court judges on June 26.
Three of those nominees are prominent names who were approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee for Hudson County judgeships: Marlene Caride, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and a former assemblywoman; Alberto Santos, the mayor of Kearny; and Jane Weiner, the daughter of former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long.
The other four – David Labib, Robert Landel, Kevin Purvin, and William Soukas – were nominated to Bergen County judgeships and came before the Judiciary Committee last Friday.
All seven nominees were approved by both the committee and the full State Senate on unanimous votes.
Background: In a number of jurisdictions in the United States, the Superior Court is a state trial court of general jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other courts. A superior court is “superior” in relation to a court with limited jurisdiction, which is restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. A superior court may hear appeals from lower courts.
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