This page provides summaries of Supreme Court appeals, along with certain procedural information, due dates, and publicly filed briefs. The most recent cases are listed first. You can also use the search tool to find a specific case.
APPEALS ADDED IN THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT LISTED NEWEST TO OLDEST
Summaries for Informational Purposes Only: The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.
Party Briefing and Case Documents: Briefing on appeals before the Supreme Court is governed by Court Rule. The Court’s order taking the appeal typically will include the due dates for the parties’ merits briefs and for amicus motions and briefs. The order is included in the “Case Document(s)” for each appeal. If the appeal is not sealed, the parties’ briefs also will be included in the “Case Document(s).”
Amicus Motions: Beginning on Feb. 10, 2026, motions for leave to appear as amicus curiae and proposed amicus briefs in Supreme Court appeals are due ten (10) days after the respondent files its merits brief, and motions to extend or relax the time for filing an amicus motion and brief will not be accepted. See R. 1:13-9(e).
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A-25-12 Estate of Stanley Kosakowski v. Director, New Jersey Division of Taxation (071319) Does the doctrine manifest injustice bar the retroactive application of amendments to the estate tax statute, N.J.S.A. 54:38-1, under the circumstances of this case?
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A-22/23/24-12 Wayne Davis v. Brickman Landscaping, Ltd (071310) What is the standard of care for determining whether defendants negligently inspected a hotel's fire sprinkler system; and was the opinion of plaintiff's expert regarding that standard of care an impermissible net opinion?
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A-21-12 State v. Sean Bell (070736) May a defendant apply for admission into the pretrial intervention program after being tried and found guilty of only a third-degree offense?
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A-20-12 State v. James W. Robinson (070556) May a criminal defendant be sentenced to two extended term sentences, one mandatory and one discretionary, consistent with the prohibition against multiple extended terms, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5a(2), and State v. Pennington, 154 N.J. 344 (1998)?
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A-19-12 State v. Terry Cornelius Jones (070733) Was defendant entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his petition for post-conviction relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim?
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A-18-12 State v. Reinaldo Fuentes (070729) Did the trial court err in finding and weighing the aggravating factors in imposing defendant's sentence?
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A-17-12 Manahawkin Convalescent v. Frances O'Neill (071033) Does the "learned professional" exception preclude application of the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -20, to a nursing home?
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A-16-12 Martin O'Boyle v. Borough of Longport (070999) Are the documents requested from the Borough protected from access under the Open Public Records Act because they are protected by the attorney work-product privilege and common interest doctrine?
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A-15-12 State v. Byseem T. Coles (070653) Did defendant's aunt have the authority to consent to a search of defendant's bedroom in her home, for which defendant was paying rent; and did the failure of the police to ask defendant, who was in custody nearby, for his consent, render the ensuing search unlawful and the seized evidence subject to suppression?
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Did the appellant demonstrate that the State intentionally disregarded the March 8, 2012 judgment of the Appellate Division (which is now on appeal to the Supreme Court as A-127-11), thereby warranting the granting of relief in aid of litigant's rights pursuant to Rule 1:10-3?
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A-13-12 Judy Komlodi v. Ann Picciano (071301) Under the circumstances of this case, did the trial court err in instructing the jury to consider whether the patient's drug addiction and alcohol abuse were pre-existing conditions that proximately caused the injuries she suffered when she orally ingested pain medication contained in patches prescribed for external application to the skin?
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A-11-12 In the Matter of the Commitment of J.B. (070469) Where defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was institutionally confined under State v. Krol, 68 N.J. 236 (1975), and the initial trial judge orally provided for a max-out date on the record but did not include such a date in the commitment order, did the Appellate Division err in affirming a subsequent trial judge's order that provide for a different max-out date?
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A-10-12 In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.F. SVP 490-08 (070552) In this State action seeking the civil commitment under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, did the Appellate Division err in concluding the trial court abused its discretion in determining the State had not met its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that R.F. suffers from a psychiatric condition that renders him likely to commit a sexually violent act?
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A-8-12 State v. Kelvin Williams (071306) Do the circumstances of this case, including defendant's statement that he had a bomb and the fact that his hooded sweatshirt could have concealed a bomb, support a finding of armed robbery by simulation or did the trial court err in denying the motion for acquittal?
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A-5-12 State v. Bryden R. Williams (070388) Did the admission of the testimony by the pathologist who did not perform the autopsy violate defendant's right of confrontation?
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A-134-11 State v. Dwayne Slaughter (070372) Is defendant entitled to a new trial because his right to confrontation was violated when the trial court found a witness had feigned a memory loss and permitted the State to use her prior statement without requiring her to testify and be cross-examined in front of the jury?
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A-129-11 State v. Reginald Roach (068874) Was defendant's right to confrontation violated when the State's DNA expert testified to results obtained by another forensic scientist who did not testify at trial?
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A-125-11 Robert Dublirer v. 2000 Linwood Avenue Owners, Inc. (069154) Does this co-op's rule prohibiting solicitation and distribution of written information in the building violate article I, paragraph 6 of the New Jersey Constitution?
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A-121/122/123/135-11 State v. Perini Corp (070558) When does the ten-year statute of repose, N.J.S.A. 2A:2014-1.1, begin to run with respect to the alleged deficient design and construction of a hot water system built as part of the multi-phased construction of a prison facility?
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A-121/122/123-11 State v. Perini Corp (070558)
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