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- 1 2 Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; 1984 edition, p. 239. J. A. Fitzgerald, 1984. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Martin A. Herman, Dem., West Deptford Assemblyman Herman was born in Philadelphia on June 30, 1939. He was graduated from Temple University in 1960, and from its law school in 1963."
- 1 2 3 4 McIntosh, Sandra. "Herman Confirmed As Gloucester County Judge", The Philadelphia Inquirer , October 24, 1986. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Martin A. Herman, a former Democratic assemblyman, was confirmed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate as state Superior Court judge in Gloucester County. Herman, 47, replaces Superior Court Judge Sidney Granite, who died in February after serving one year on the bench."
- ↑ Bauer, Janine. "Generic Drugs, a 'Yes' Vote", The New York Times , November 7, 1976. Accessed September 9, 2016. "LEGISLATION proposed by Assemblyman Martin A. Herman, Democrat of Woodbury, that would encourage drug-price advertising and the sale of generic rather than brand-name drugs has been attacked by Gerard C. Hunt, chairman of the New Jersey Health Products Information Committee, as uneconomical, unnecessary and dangerous."
- ↑ Waldron, Martin. "Assembly Approves Generic‐Drug Prescriptions", The New York Times , February 15, 1977, Accessed September 9, 2016. "Sponsors of the bill said that it could save New Jersey residents $7 million to $15 million a year on drug bills. Assemblyman Martin A. Herman, Democrat of Woodbury, said the plan would provide for 'high quality drugs at lower cost.'"
- ↑ Waldron, Martin. "Anti‐smut Drive Renewed", The New York Times , July 24, 1977. Accessed September 9, 2016. "A new round of attacks on pornography in New Jersey may be in the making. The Legislature has passed another bill that attempts to define 'obscenity' and gives each of the state's 567 municipalities the power to prohibit 'obscene works'.... In a debate in the Assembly earlier this month, Assemblyman Martin A. Herman, Democrat of Woodbury, said, 'Unless we make it possible for communities to control pornographic business in rundown areas, they will never able to attract legitimate businesses.'"
- ↑ Sullivan, Joseph F. "STRICT NEW RULES ON JUVENILE CRIME ADOPTED IN NEW JERSEY", The New York Times , July 24, 1982. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Although Mr. Kean, who was elected last November, called for sterner treatment of juvenile lawbreakers during his campaign for Governor, the package he signed today was first introduced in May 1981 after months of study by several task forces comprising legislators, attorneys, probation personnel, teachers and social workers. The bills, which were introduced again in January under the principal sponsorship of Assemblyman Martin A. Herman, Democrat of West Deptford, were also the subject of a number of public hearings."
- ↑ Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Results of the General Election Held November 8, 1977 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1979 Archived April 28, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1981 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1983 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Narvaez, Alfonso A. "ELECTION DAY: FOR G.O.P., SUCCESS IN JERSEY, A CLOSE RACE ON STATEN ISLAND; REPUBLICANS IN JERSEY WIN CONTROL OF STATE ASSEMBLY", The New York Times , November 6, 1985. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Bolstered by Governor Kean's strong showing, Republicans yesterday won control of the New Jersey Assembly for the first time in 12 years.... Mr. Karcher said the Democrats had also lost ground in the Third District in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties, where a six-term incumbent, Martin A. Herman, and a two-term Assemblyman, Thomas A. Pankok, were ousted. The Republican challengers, Jack Collins of Elmer and Gary W. Stuhltrager of Thorofare, had close to a 2,000-vote margin of victory."
- ↑ Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1985 Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Wildstein, David (February 26, 2021). "Murphy will think about extending retirement age for judges". New jersey Globe. Retrieved September 6, 2023.