Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“This resolution supports two bills that are pending in the legislature which would make police disciplinary records public, police internal affairs records subject to the Open Records Act … These investigations have no oversight whatsoever,” said CJ Griffin, an attorney who said she was speaking as a Ward E resident during last night’s public portion.
She continued that between 2015 and 2019, the Jersey City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit sustained one out of 30 excessive force complaints, zero out of eight discrimination complaints, with only 21 of 597 excessive force complaints sustained across Hudson County over the past decade.
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Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign can breathe a sigh of relief. Rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Phil Rizzo did not qualify for matching funds.
That’s according to a letter I received last night in response to a public records request, after the Election Law Enforcement Commission met on the issue behind closed doors but
Hudson County View
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has nominated Rahat Chatha and Paul Scalia to serve as municipal judges to replace Judges Carlo Abad and Margaret Marley in light of them being confirmed to the Hudson County Superior Court.
Rahat Chatha (left) and Paul Scalia have been nominated for municipal judgeships in Jersey City. Photos courtesy of the City of Jersey City.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The nominations will be on the agenda for the April 15th city council, and upon confirmation, Chatha will serve as a part-time Municipal Court judge, while current part-time Judge Karen DeSoto will fill one of the current full-time vacancies
Fulop nominates new Jersey City municipal court judges to fill vacancies
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
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Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced his nominations for a pair of open positions on the municipal court. The mayor said Rahat Chatha would serve as a part-time municipal court judge - allowing current Judge Karen DeSoto to fill a full-time vacancy - and Paul Scalia would serve as a full-time judge, in a press release.
If confirmed at the next City Council meeting on April 15, this would fill the vacancies created by the recent confirmations of Judge Carlo Abad and Judge Margaret Marley to the Hudson County Superior Court.