New Jersey Senate Unanimously Approves Faustino Fernandez-Vina To New Jersey Supreme Court
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Per The NJ Law Journal:
"The New Jersey Senate on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Faustino Fernandez-Vina to the state Supreme Court.
Fernandez-Vina, 61, a Republican from southern New Jersey, will be sworn in on Tuesday and begin hearing oral arguments that day.
"He fills the seat vacated Oct. 26 by Justice Helen Hoens, also of the GOP, thereby keeping the court’s political balance.
"A native of Cuba who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, Fernandez-Vina will be the second Hispanic justice on the state’s high court."
Full article after the jump...
"The New Jersey Senate on Monday unanimously approved the appointment of Faustino Fernandez-Vina to the state Supreme Court.
Fernandez-Vina, 61, a Republican from southern New Jersey, will be sworn in on Tuesday and begin hearing oral arguments that day.
"He fills the seat vacated Oct. 26 by Justice Helen Hoens, also of the GOP, thereby keeping the court’s political balance.
"A native of Cuba who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, Fernandez-Vina will be the second Hispanic justice on the state’s high court."
Full article after the jump...