List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey


Current justices
NameSworn inTerm expirationMandatory retirementAppointing GovernorParty membership
Chief Justice Stuart RabnerJune 29, 2007None – TenuredJune 30, 2030Jon Corzine, Democrat
Democrat
Jaynee LaVecchiaFebruary 1, 2000None – TenuredOctober 9, 2024Christine Todd Whitman, Republican
Independent
Barry T. AlbinSeptember 18, 2002None – TenuredJuly 7, 2022Jim McGreevey, Democrat
Democratic
Anne M. PattersonSeptember 1, 2011None – TenuredApril 15, 2029Chris Christie, Republican
Republican
Faustino J. Fernandez-VinaSeptember 30, 2013September 30, 2020February 15, 2022Chris Christie, Republican
Republican
Lee A. SolomonJune 19, 2014June 19, 2021August 17, 2024Chris Christie, Republican
Republican
Walter F. TimponeMay 2, 2016May 2, 2023November 10, 2021Chris Christie, Republican
Democratic

List of Justices before 1947

Before 1947 and particularly after 1844, the structure of the New Jersey state judiciary was incredibly complex. In some cases, it is not entirely clear whether the following justices served on the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the New Jersey Court of Common Pleas, or the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals.

1776 Constitution

1844 Constitution

Supreme Court Justices under 1947 Constitution

List of Justices

Acting justices

On May 3, 2010, Governor Chris Christie declined to re-nominate John E. Wallace Jr., whose seven -year term expired on May 20, 2010. He was the first Justice of the Supreme Court to be denied tenure in more than a half-century since the adoption of the Constitution of New Jersey in 1947. To fill the vacancy Chief Justice Stuart Rabner appointed a number of acting judges during an extended period of controversy and conflict with the New Jersey Senate about the court's political composition.