Constitution · New Jersey

N.J. Const. art. VI, § 6, ¶ 7

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Constitution of New Jersey
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October 2026

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The Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Superior Court shall hold no other office or position, of profit, under this State or the United States. Any such justice or judge who shall become a candidate for an elective public office shall thereby forfeit his judicial office. Article VI, Section VI, paragraph 7 amended effective December 7, 1978.

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