Search Rutgers Law Library N.J. Court Opinions

1 JOHN J. COYLE, JR. v. THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF WARREN COUNTY, JOHN DIMAIO, individually, MICHAEL DOHERTY, individually, -- rank: 1000

... of the County of Warren as follows:             1. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43, John J. Coyle, Jr., Esq., an attorney-at-law of ... of the County of Warren as follows:             1. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43, Joseph J. Bell, Esq., an attorney-at-law of the ... is discharged . [ R.P.C. 1.16 (emphasis added).] However, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43 provides:         In every county the board of chosen freeholders shall ... Chosen Freeholders for a term of three years pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43. Id. at 411-12. After the Board "changed it political ... 16, the trial judge rejected the Board's argument that " N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43[] must fall before the superior right of a client to ... in Taylor of any statutory protection specifically for an attorney. N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43, applies specifically to attorneys, i.e. county counsel.         The ...

docket:	A3026-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-05-03
status:	published
citation:	340 N.J. Super. 277
Document Size:	58364

2 Coyle v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Warren County -- rank: 862

... out his term of office prescribed by the Legislature in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43.     The Board is made up of three members, each elected ... issue as a legal one: whether RPC 1.16 or N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43 governs the dismissal of county counsel. The trial court ruled ... out the term of office prescribed by the Legislature in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43. The case requires us to analyze the interplay of the ... counsel, an office with a three year term according to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43 ultimately governs the dismissal of county counsel. The trial court ... evading review”) (citations omitted).                          II     The Board is governed by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43. That statute provides that the Board “shall appoint a county ... at all in these circumstances. Obviously, by its very terms, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43 is implicated. The relevance of RPC 1.16 is ...

docket:	a-110-00
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2002-01-16
status:
citation:	170 N.J. 260
Document Size:	34749

3 KIRK C. NELSON v. ELIZABETH BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 509

... to a three-year term as county counsel pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-43. 170 N.J. at 262. Prior to the completion of ...

docket:	a4580-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-01-26
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	43631