RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. SHORTALL OF BLOOMFIELD TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

This House Joint Resolution (HJ 26) confirms the Governor's nomination of Joseph M. Shortall of Bloomfield to serve as a State Referee for an eight-year term beginning November 28, 2026. It directly affects Shortall by formally appointing him to this judicial position. The resolution is a routine procedural confirmation of an existing nomination, with no new policy or legal provisions.