Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)

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Notice:
Notice - Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”) - Comments Requested by December 3, 2025
Comments period closed on: Dec. 3, 2025
Report Date: Nov. 5, 2025
Comments:
- - Comment Number:
    #001
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Letter
  - Name of Commenter: New Jersey State Bar Association, by NJSBA President Christine A. Amalfe
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #002
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Letter
  - Name of Commenter: CJ Griffin, Esq. (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C.)
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #003
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Letter
  - Name of Commenter: Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of NJ, by ACDL-NJ President Joshua C. Gillette
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #004
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Email
  - Name of Commenter: Peter G. Verniero, Esq. (Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.)
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #005
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Letter
  - Name of Commenter: New Jersey Association for Justice, by NJAJ President Jonathan H. Lomurro
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #006
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Letter
  - Name of Commenter: American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, by Legal Director Jeanne LoCicero
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)
- - Comment Number:
    #007
  - Date and Mode: Dec. 3, 2025 - Email
  - Name of Commenter: Jonh J. Gibbons Followship in Public Interest & Constitutional Law, by Michael R. Noveck, Executive Director
  - Affects Reports:
    Proposed Amendments to the Court Rules for Briefs in Appeals Before the Supreme Court (“Merits Briefing”)