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3 Qualify for Bench(From Page 1) Philip A. Matalucci was infuriated with the committee’s action when contacted last week. He does not consider its recommendations as the definitive word on the matter. “Unfortunately, I can't agree," sighed Gilbert, who was also a candidate for Superior Court last year. "That probably is it,” he said, alluding to the finality of the committee recommendations, “because, if they’ve picked these three people, they’ve effectively eliminated the others.” Gilbert had been a member of the local Judicial Selection Committee several years ago when Superior Court Judge James A. O’Neill was being considered for the county bench, the Ocean City lawyer recalled. O’Neill and the other candidates then — except for one, perhaps — were considered qualified, Gilbert said. “I am astonished that any bar association would reject any nine out of 12," he added. “This indicates to me extreme bias, at learft against some of the candidates. It doesn’t sound very objective.” REVIEWING THE committee’s reasons for not being “recommended as qualified,” Gilbert scoffed: “That's so subjective.’’ He said he was also “astonished" that lawyers like Way, Balliette and Fulginiti were dismissed as unqualified. As far as his rejection goes, Gilbert connected it to his court room dealings with committee members. "I might rub some of these guys in the wrong way,” he said, "but I'm just standing up for my client." Many of those involved in the judicial selection could not be reached or were unavailable for comment before and during the holiday weekend, including most of the 12 lawyer-candidates. Gould was contacted early last week regarding rumors that Sandman had been unofficially selected as the next judge and that the bar association circulated a letter opposing his appointment. “I will not confirm (those rumors)," Gould insisted. “I will not discuss anything my committee did. “Nobody is supposed to know about it,” he added, "except people in government.” SEN. JAMES R. HURLEY, who can apNews (From Page 1) $100,000 for the reconstruction. The project, expected to be completed by next summer, includes redecking and new supports between 16th and 26th Streets. Do It or Else STRATHMERE — State Department of Environmental Protection officials notified Upper Township twice during the spriftg that Aramingo Water Co. was unable to provide safeldrinking water to township residents here. Last week, the DEP ordered the township to assume control of the bankrupt utility, improve its operations or face $5,000 a day fines. Probe Enters O.T. COURT HOUSE - Superior Court Judge Philip A. Gruccio ordered a special grand jury last week to continue its probe of the county Municipal Utilities Authority into a second three-month term. A state accountant, tax investigator and deputy attorney general have been assigned to the county prosecutor for the investigation of MUA finances and those of individuals connected with it. Decision Near COURT HOUSE - Dr. Suketu Nanavati and Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital officials will find out next month whether the hospital’s board of governors had the authority to dismiss the cardiologist and, if so, whether the board was justified in dismissing him Superior Court Judge L. Anthony Gibson expects to hear final arguments within 30-45 days. Dredge Ahoy SEA ISLE CITY - Townsends Inlet will^be dredged before Memorial DSy next year with the sand from the channel pumped onto resort beaches between 47th and 78th streets, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced last week. The $4 million high-priority project, however, will drain the remaining funds from a 1977 shore protection bond issue.

prove or reject Kean's nominee for judge, confirmed that he had received a list of those considered qualified for the judgeship but would not comment beyond the confirmation. Last month, however, the senator said he had no objections regarding six of the lawyers who announced their candidacies to him: Sandman, Waldron, Mott, Visalli, Holmes and Gilbert. Reflecting on the possible reason for the thumbs down he received, Calloway of North Wildwood observed: "I have no political affiliation, so maybe that had something to do with it." "It's done in poor taste to say that three attorneys are qualified and the others are not," Matalucci fumed. Dirty politics was the main reason three candidates were recommended and nine were rejected, he concluded. “This is a Republican appointment and the president of the bar association and the chairman (of the selection committee) are Democrats," the party leader griped. "They say that (only) these three are qualified — that's their opinion," he added. “All *f the 12 named are good people and are being considered." UNLIKE GILBERT. Matalucci refused to diminish the chances the nine rejected candidates have for a Superior Court seat. Formally, the state and county bars may have more to say about the appointment than he does but informally, at least, power-broker Matalucci has a major voice in the selection. As one observer put it last month: “Kean's going to ask Hurley; Hurley's going to ask Phil." Another mider regarded the list of recommendro candidates as a less-than-obvious ploy to maneuver Matalucci, in particular, toward accepting Holmes or Waldron as a purported compromise candidate. Visalli is not really the bar association’s top choice, said a second source, Waldron is. “It’s not going to be Visalli," the insider continued. “In the first place, he’s too young." According to that source, the rumor — that local bar officials are out to block Sandman’s appointment to the bench — is accurate. “They’re trying to dump Sandman by pushing Visalli, hoping everyone will settle on a compromise," the insider added, noting that the method may be Machiavellian but the motives are not. "Thq'bar is trying to dump Sandman because, hey, Charlie has not actually practiced law Iqcally for years,” said the source. SANDMAN AND VISSALLI, who had previously declined comment on the judicial selection, were also unavailable for comment on the latest development. A Nixon loyalist. Sandman lost his county power base, and his congressional seat to U.S. Rep. William Hughes, D-N.J., after the Watergate investigations. Sandman has twice been considered and turned down for appointments as county solicitor. The Erma Park resident, 62, served as Cape May city solicitor, a state assemblyman and acting governor before his election to Congress. Visalli, 42, serves as municipal court judge in Wildwood and Wildwood Crest Holmes, 49, has been the first assistant county prosecutor for 15 months. Waldron, 37, serves as solicitor for Upper Township and Woodbine and as prosecutor for Wildwood Crest, North Wildwood and Stone Harbor. He was an assistant county prosecutor and municipal prosecutor in Avalon. WHOEVER IS APPOINTED will tackle a juvenile and domestic case load that has been expanding at a 10 percent annual level. Because the state plans to include the third judge in a new Family Court, local of ficials have been pressing the appointment for late October so the state would pay the judge’s salary — when the Family Court was to be authorized in November. That time factor is less important now, according to Paul Wolcott, deputy press secretary for the governor "The vacancies will not be filled until the end of the year," he said, because Kean has asked for a delay until January in the . establishment of the Family Court, for "strictly technical" reasons. Hurley, who drafted the bill for a third Superior Court judge, questioned Wolcott's statement, however. The senator noted that a new judge has already been appointed in Cumberland County. In any case, Wolcott confirmed that no Cape May County judicial nominations have come before the governor. When they do, said the spokesman, his office will not comment on them.

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