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· 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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