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Stuart Rabner Chief Justice
Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Background: After law school, he clerked for Judge Dickinson Debevoise of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Rabner worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark, New Jersey, from 1986 to 2005, including as first assistant U.S. attorney and chief of the criminal division.
At a glance
- Court
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Jon Corzine (D)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Jon Corzine (D)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- June 29, 2007
- Current term ends
- June 30, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Princeton University, 1982
- Law: Harvard Law School, 1985
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct gubernatorial appointmentThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Stuart Rabner’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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