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Morris Pashman
Morris Pashman (September 27, 1912 – October 3, 1999) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and before that a judge on New Jersey Superior Court and Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey. On the New Jersey Supreme Court, Pashman issued opinions in two major murder cases, advocated for the equal citizenship rights of the mentally handicapped and was one of the few dissenting votes objecting to the jailing of a reporter who refused to turn over his notes in a murder case. Early life and career Pashman was born in Passaic on September 27, 1912, Honan, William H.br>"Morris Pashman, 87, Champion of Free Speech on New Jersey's Highest Court" ''The New York Times'', October 10, 1999. Accessed October 19, 2009. and attended Passaic High School, before moving on to New York University and the University of Michigan. He graduated from Rutgers School of Law—Newark in 1936.Young, Elise"Morris Pashman, Influential Jurist, Dies at 87; Tireless Worker Shaped Decisions in Key N.J. Cases." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging the validity of state laws under the state constitution. It has the sole authority to prescribe and amend court rules and regulate the practice of law, and it is the arbiter and overseer of the decennial legislative redistricting. One of its former members, William J. Brennan Jr., became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776. As currently constituted, the court replaced the prior New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, which had been the highest court created under the Constitution of 1844.Jeffrey S. Mandel, New Jersey Appellate Practice (Gann Law Books), chapter 12:1-1 Now, the Supreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
