STATE v. BUCKNER

Docket No. A-0630-12T1

96 A.3d 261 (2014)

437 N.J. Super. 8

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James BUCKNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Plunkett , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Plunkett, of counsel and on the brief).

Jeffrey P. Mongiello , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief; Kenneth A. Burden , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges PARRILLO, HARRIS and KENNEDY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PARRILLO, P.J.A.D.

In New Jersey, justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Superior Court "hold their offices" for seven years, and upon reappointment by the Governor, "hold their offices during good behavior" until they reach the age of seventy. N.J. Const. art. VI, § 6, ¶ 3. Justices and judges "shall be retired upon reaching" their seventieth birthday. Ibid. To that end, the Legislature...

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