Overview
- Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy ordered Menendez "forever disqualified" from any state or local office or position of public trust.
- Attorney General Matt Platkin announced the court order and framed it as a step to safeguard public confidence in government.
- The order warns that applying for, campaigning for, or seeking appointment to public office could trigger a fourth-degree contempt charge.
- Menendez, 71, was convicted in July 2024 of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction after prosecutors detailed cash, gold bars and a Mercedes exchanged for favors, including benefits to Egypt.
- He is serving an 11-year sentence that began in June 2025; his wife, Nadine, received a roughly 4½-year term, and Andy Kim won his former Senate seat in 2024.