· 1/28/1976
In Re Gaulkin
Citations
- 351 A.2d 740
- 69 N.J. 185
- 1976 N.J. LEXIS 245
How courts have described this case
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- abolishing prohibition on the wife of a judge from engaging in political activity
- “certain amenities of life, and perhaps even some legal rights, have to be sacrificed” to avoid appearance of impropriety
- judges must not involve themselves in the political activities of nonjudicial spouses
- 6 Justices + 1 judge temporarily assigned
- 6 Justices + 1 judge temporarily assigned
- wife of judge may engage in political activity
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Judges: Hughes
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