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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill grants venue change in family court actions to litigants who testify on Superior Court nominees
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary CommitteeSponsor: Auth, Robert
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What This Bill Would Do
Litigants in family court actions who publicly comment on the character or qualifications of a Superior Court judge nominee before a Senate committee may request and receive a change of venue to a different . The venue transfer applies to all further related family proceedings away from the district where the confirmed judge would be assigned. The measure takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Parties involved in family court proceedings gain a statutory right to request a relocation of their active legal case if they publicly testify regarding a judicial nominee assigned to their current district.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
parties to family actions or proceedings
Litigants in family court gain the statutory right to request a venue transfer for their cases if they publicly testify on judicial nominees.
Superior Court judge nominees
Nominees are subject to public testimony by litigants who may subsequently seek to move their active court cases out of the nominee's assigned district.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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