State committee members probably will not consider the renomination of Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor on Thursday, according to the planned meeting agenda, the Press of Atlantic City reports.
According to the report, Taylor was slated to face the state Senate Judiciary Committee, which considers all nominees selected by the governor, at 10 a.m. Thursday.
In a series of U-turns, the committee first issued a meeting agenda Wednesday afternoon that left out Taylor’s name for consideration.
By 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the agenda had revised and Taylor’s name reinstated.
By 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, his name had again been pulled from the agenda.
According to the Atlantic City Press, several opponents appeared to testify against Taylor that day, among them former Assistant U.S. Attorney D. William Subin, and Teresa Downey, a grass-roots campaigner who has opposed Taylor’s handling of some recent cases, including several homicides.
Taylor, who originally was appointed by then-Gov. James E. McGreevey in 2004, was put up for renomination by outgoing Gov. Jon S. Corzine in December. His nomination has received strong support from state Sen. Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, according to the Atlantic City Press.
Van Drew told the Atlantic City Press, if Taylor’s hearing is postponed again, he would make it a priority in the next legislative session.
“We would pursue it, in a very proactive way,” he said.
