Global Courant 2023-05-16 04:34:28
Democratic Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy has nominated Michael Noriega, a 45-year-old immigration attorney and public defender from Fanwood, for a seat on the state Supreme Court. If confirmed, Noriega will officially succeed retired Judge Barry Albin, whose seat has been temporarily filled since July by Court of Appeals Judge Jack Sabatino. Republican Senator Jon Bramnick, a partner at Noriega’s law firm, praised him as “a lawyer of tremendous integrity.”
Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Michael Noriega as the state’s next Supreme Court justice, who, if confirmed, would be the first former public defender to serve on New Jersey’s Supreme Court.
Noriega, 45, of Fanwood, is a long-time immigration attorney and criminal defense attorney. He would replace Barry Albin, who retired last July after 19 years on the bench. Since that time, Judge Jack Sabatino of the Court of Appeals has temporarily filled that seat.
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The Democratic governor announced his choice Monday. The nomination will first be considered by the state Senate Judiciary Committee and, if they approve, the full Senate will hold a confirmation vote.
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has nominated immigration attorney and public defender Michael Noriega for a seat on the state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Noriega is a partner at the Scotch Plains-based law firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold and Mangan. The firm’s clients include Senator Jon Bramnick, a Union County Republican who called Noriega “a lawyer of immense integrity.”
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The son of Peruvian immigrants, Noriega was born in Weehawken and raised in Union City. He graduated from Rutgers University and received his law degree from Seton Hall, where he also served as an adjunct professor of law. He served as an assistant deputy public defender in Essex County from 2003 to 2008.
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Noriega and his wife, Melissa, a school psychologist, are the parents of four daughters.
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