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Another Supreme Court vacancy, another young woman to fill it.
Gov. Murphy will nominate Rachel Wainer Apter, the director of the Division of Civil Rights, to the seat being vacated by Jaynee LaVecchia, I’ve confirmed. David Wildstein reported it first. The big headline here is that she’s a former clerk for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose 88th birthday would have been today.
If she s confirmed, Murphy will have placed two women on the court who will be able to serve for 30 years. That’s a long legacy, though I’m not sure whether it really is one. As Gov. Christie’s picks have shown us, state Supreme Court justices don’t necessarily vote the way their nominator would like them to. But if you’re just looking for another reliably liberal vote, this nominee doesn t seem likely to veer right once on the bench. ....

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