# Governor Sherrill Signs Judicial Advisory Panel Executive Order

Date: 31 Aug 2026
Released by: Office of Governor Mikie Sherrill

## MediaRelease.co Summary

TRENTON - Governor Mikie Sherrill today signed Executive Order 22 to continue the Judicial Advisory Panel, which assists the Governor in evaluating candidates for appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey and Supreme Court of New Jersey. The order establishes an eight-member panel, including at least five former judges, and provides that the Governor will designate its chair.

## Original release

TRENTON – Governor Mikie Sherrill today signed Executive Order 22 to continue the Judicial Advisory Panel, which assists the Governor in evaluating candidates for appointment to the Superior Court of New Jersey and Supreme Court of New Jersey. The order establishes an eight-member panel, including at least five former judges, and provides that the Governor will designate its chair. The members of the Judicial Advisory Panel are: - Justice Jaynee LaVecchia (Chair) (Ret.) - Chief Justice James R. Zazzali (Ret.) - Justice Virginia A. Long (Ret.) - Justice Lee A. Solomon (Ret.) - Honorable Julio Mendez (Ret.) - Honorable Bonnie Mizdol (Ret.) - Honorable Charles Dortch (Ret.) - John Keefe, Jr. Esq.

## Key details

- Issued by: Office of Governor Mikie Sherrill
- Published: 31 Aug 2026
- Publisher country: United States
- Subject country/region: New Jersey (United States)
- Original source: https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260831a.shtml
- MediaRelease.co URL: https://mediarelease.co/us/nj/mr00480-governor-sherrill-signs-judicial-advisory-panel-executive-order-31082026.html

Original source: https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260831a.shtml
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