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1 CHRISTOPHER V. DIETZ v. DAVID J. SOCOLOW, et al. -- rank: 1000

... workers compensation judges in the WCJP, citing that portion of N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143, which states "all workers compensation judges shall be members" of ... some other system. To support that assertion, plaintiff refers to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143, and particularly attempts to deflect the broad mandate of N ... condition of employment for service as a judge of compensation. [ N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143 (emphasis added).] In determining whether plaintiff was entitled to be ... 1979). In championing the clarity of the plain language of N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143, plaintiff argues that a literal reading of the statute -- where ... acceptance of plaintiff's reliance upon the literal language of N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143 would require that we overlook the similar "notwithstanding" language in ... to the contrary." As a result, the "notwithstanding" clause of N.J.S.A. 43:15A-143 yields little to our understanding of the statute's ...

docket:	A2885-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-02-28
status:	published
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