Jaynee LaVecchia (born October 9, 1954) is a former associate justice of the

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. She was nominated by Governor

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to serve on the court on January 6, 2000 and was confirmed by the

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on January 10, 2000. In 2007, she was reappointed with tenure by Governor

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. Although she could have served until reaching the mandatory retirement age in 2024, LaVecchia has announced her intention to retire from the Court effective December 31, 2021, unless her successor was confirmed earlier.

Biography

Jaynee LaVecchia was born in

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and graduated in 1979 from

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. She has been a member of the

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since 1980. She was in private practice and worked as Director of the Division of Law within the Department of Law and Public Safety since August 1, 1984. As director, she was responsible for the legal work of all lawyers assigned to the civil side of the New Jersey Attorney ’s Office. LaVecchia served in the Office of Counsel to

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Governor

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from 1986 to 1989, first as an Assistant Counsel and then as Deputy Chief Counsel. She was Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Administrative Law from 1989 through July 1994. In 1996, she was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Association. On August 24, 1998, LaVecchia became Commissioner of the

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. LaVecchia was nominated by Governor

to serve on the Supreme Court on December 24, 1999. She was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 2000 and sworn in for a term to begin February 1, 2000. She replaced

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. Governor Jon Corzine reappointed her to the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2006."JAYNEE LAVECCHIA." New Jersey News Politics Opinion and Analysis. 16 Feb. 2009. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. She has chaired or served on various Supreme Court Committees, subcommittees, and other Court-assigned projects. She has been granted tenure until October 9, 2024.

Decisions

2008–09 Term

Education Law Center v. N.J. Department of Education

2007–08 Term

* ttp://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/decisions/supreme/a-9-07.doc.html Jablonowska v. Sutherbr>Rutgers Casualty Insurance Co. v. LaCroix

2006–07 Term

– Evidence suggesting

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' consciousness of guilt in shooting death of Gus Christofi was admissible at trial.
Stomel v. City of Camden

2005–06 Term

2004–05 Term

2003–04 Term

2002–03 Term

* ttp://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/decisions/supreme/a-72-01.opn.html McCurrie v. Town of Kearnybr>McDevitt v. Bill Good Builders

2001–02 Term

2000–01 Term

1999–2000 Term

* ttp://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/decisions/supreme/a-21-99.opn.html James v. Public Employees' Retirement Systembr>Kaufman v. i-Stat Corp.

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