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Gov. Christie nominates two for [NJ] state Supreme Court, including gay African-American mayor
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 23, 2012 01:17pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Star-Ledger (NJ) |
| News Date | Monday, January 23, 2012 07:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Chris Christie today nominated an openly gay African-American Republican mayor and an assistant state attorney general to the state’s highest court.
Christie nominated Phil Kwon, who worked under Christie when he was U.S. attorney, and Bruce Harris, who was elected mayor of Chatham Borough in November. Kwon, of Bergen County, would be the first Asian-American to sit on the state Supreme Court.
Christie has emphasized that he wants to remake the Supreme Court, which he blames for tying his hands on such issues as financing poor school districts and affordable housing. Last May the state Supreme Court voted 3-2 to force the state to pay $500 million more than Christie had budgeted for New Jersey's poorest school districts. |
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