Overview
- Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy ordered that Menendez is "forever disqualified" from any New Jersey state or local office or position of public trust.
- The order warns that applying for, campaigning for, or seeking appointment to public office would trigger a fourth-degree contempt-of-court charge.
- Attorney General Matt Platkin announced the ruling, which his office secured through Deputy Attorney General Adam Klein under OPIA leadership.
- Menendez is serving an 11-year federal sentence following a July 2024 conviction on bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction tied to cash, gold bars and favors benefiting Egypt and other interests.
- Nadine Menendez was also convicted and received a 54-month sentence; Bob Menendez resigned his Senate seat in August 2024 and Andy Kim won the seat in the November 2024 election.