Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, addresses his colleagues on the floor of the State Senate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, addresses his colleagues on the floor of the State Senate. Uncategorized Senate Secretary Kent Hicks reads the bill synopsis of legislation which would enable the Legislature to set judicial pension contribution rates in order to ensure the long-term health of the pension fund. Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham, D-Hudson, listens to floor remarks on the Senate floor. Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, D-Union, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks in favor of a bill which would authorize the Legislature to set Judicial pension contribution rates in order to preserve the fiscal integrity of the pension fund. Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, D-Union, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks in favor of a bill which would authorize the Legislature to set Judicial pension contribution rates in order to preserve the fiscal integrity of the pension fund. Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, listens to her colleagues speak on the Senate floor. Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, D-Union, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks in favor of a bill which would authorize the Legislature to set Judicial pension contribution rates in order to preserve the fiscal integrity of the pension fund. Senators Fred H. Madden, D-Gloucester and Camden, and Donald H. Norcross, D-Camden, listen to floor remarks on the Senate floor. Senator Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic, speaks in favor of legislation which would allow the Legislature to set judicial pension contributions. Senator Paul A. Sarlo, D-Bergen and Passaic, speaks on the floor of the Senate.