Provides parties offering public remarks before Senate committees concerning qualifications of Superior Court judge nominees, upon motion, change of venue on family actions, to vicinage other than vicinage where nominee is assigned if confirmed.

This bill (A386) allows parties involved in family court cases (like divorce or custody matters) to request a venue change if they publicly comment on a judicial nominee during Senate committee hearings. Specifically, if a party makes oral remarks about a Superior Court judge nominee’s qualifications before a Senate committee, they may file a motion to move their ongoing family case to a different judicial district (vicinage), provided the new venue avoids the district where the nominee would serve if confirmed. The court must consider whether the original venue would prevent a fair trial due to the party’s public remarks, applying the existing standard for venue changes. The bill applies only to family actions already filed and affects parties who directly engaged with the Senate’s judicial nomination review process.