His early departure would likely mean that the township will hold a special mayoral election in November, turning a solidly-held Democratic mayoral seat into a hotly-contested race as the county’s Republican establishment remains locked in its own internal divisions. It was largely assumed that Ducey, one of the most popular mayors in Brick Township history who handily won two re-election bids, would seek a fourth term in 2025. If reappointed, a judge can serve until the mandatory retirement age of 70, though as noted, veteran judges in recent years have been recalled to fill vacancies. Superior court judges are nominated by the governor – traditionally with the informal consent of local district legislators – and formally confirmed by the state senate for an initial term of seven years.
An appellate division hears statewide appeals before cases move onto the state Supreme Court. In New Jersey, the superior court functions as a trial-level court, broken into several divisions handling criminal, civil, family and chancery cases. The individual chosen will be mayor through 2023, with a special election to be held in November to decide whether they should fill out the remainder of Ducey’s term, which ends in 2025.The Ocean County Justice Complex, Toms River, N.J. He is a graduate of the University of Miami Law School.Ī replacement for Ducey atop Brick’s government will be voted on at the township’s municipal meeting on Tuesday night. Murphy on January 30th and was subsequently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 23rd. We have been through a lot together over the past decade.”ĭucey was nominated to the position by Gov.
“It has been my absolute pleasure to serve the Brick Township residents since 2014. “I’ve been blessed to have been nominated by the governor to become a New Jersey State Superior Court judge,” Ducey said. The New Jersey Senate voted Monday to approve the nomination of Brick Mayor John Ducey to serve on the State Superior Court.Įarlier in the day, Ducey submitted his resignation following a decade as the mayor of Brick, and delivered an emotional address outside the township’s municipal building.
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