Part 1 · Advisory Committee on Extrajudicial Activities

Rule 1:18A-7. Petitions for Review

Amended July 17, 2012 (current) Contains Deadlines

(a) Notice . Within 30 days after a judge is notified in writing of the Committee's response to the initial inquiry or to the inquiry on reconsideration, or, if a formal opinion has been rendered, within 20 days after its publication, the judge, if aggrieved thereby, or the judge's Municipal Court Presiding Judge, Tax Court Presiding Judge, Assignment Judge, Appellate Division Presiding Judge for Administration, or Appellate Division Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration, as appropriate, may seek review thereof by filing a notice of petition for review with the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

(b) Record on Petition for Review If the petition for review is granted, the record on review shall be the formal opinion, if any, or the Committee's written response to the judge issued pursuant to R. 1:18A-4, the inquiry or memorandum submitted, and any documents relied on by the Committee in arriving at its determination.

(c) Form of Petition for Review A petition for review shall contain a short statement of the matter involved, the question presented, the errors complained of, and the arguments in support of the petitioner's position.

(d) Service and Filing of Petition for Review Within 10 days after filing of the notice of petition for review 2 copies of the petition shall be served on the secretary of the Committee and 9 copies thereof shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

(e) Final Determination The final determination of a petition for review may be either by written opinion or by order of the Supreme Court and shall state whether the opinion or other action of the Committee is affirmed, reversed, or modified, or shall provide for such other final disposition as is appropriate.