IN RE CHRISTIE'S APPOINTMENT

DOCKET NO. A-6047-12T3

95 A.3d 780 (2014)

436 N.J. Super. 575

In the Matter of Governor Chris CHRISTIE'S APPOINTMENT OF Martin PEREZ AS PUBLIC MEMBER 7 OF the RUTGERS UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon J. Sokol argued the cause for appellant Stephen M. Sweeney , in his capacity as Senate President (Sokol, Behot & Fiorenzo, attorneys; Mr. Sokol , of counsel; Mr. Sokol and Steven Siegel , Hackensack, on the brief).

David S. Frankel , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Governor Chris Christie ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Frankel, on the briefs).

Before Judges YANNOTTI, ASHRAFI and LEONE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

YANNOTTI, P.J.A.D.

Stephen M. Sweeney, in his capacity as Senate President, appeals from Governor Chris Christie's appointment of Martin Perez as a public member of the Rutgers University Board of Governors. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the Governor's appointment was a proper exercise of his authority under N.J.S.A. 18A:65-14.

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