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Philip E. Hahn v. New Jersey, et al.

Paid petition · Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-001932-23 · judgment August 2, 2024


Certiorari denied · June 29, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Should the members of the current Supreme court affirm the prior Supreme courts’ opinions? Slocum v. New York Insurance Co., 228 US 364 is clear where the right to trial by jury of 12 is to be ‘preserved’. Slocum v. New York Life Insurance Co., 228 US 364 is also clear where a jury is to perform its office. The question presented is:

  2. Can the judges in the state of New Jersey decide a case in the absence of a jury of 12 confirmation of the court’s finding of fact? Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove & Robeson, 28 U.S. 3 Pet. 433 433 (1830) is clear where there is a right to trial by jury in every state constitution. The question presented is:

  3. Is there a right to trial by jury, of more than just a judge-jury of one, in a court created via New Jersey state law? Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938)is clear where the Supreme court can create general federal common law. The question presented is:

  4. Have the previous Supreme courts of the United States created general federal common law, via the prior Supreme courts’ opinions, that is binding on a judge presiding over a court created via New Jersey state law? Halin v. The state of New Jersey and the Rutgers Law School

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Philip Hahn

For respondent
Dorothy M. Rodriguez
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 29 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 09 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
  3. May 26 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent State of New Jersey to respond filed.
  4. Sep 02 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2026)