And, the Miracle Continues

BY THE HONORABLE JAMES G. MCGIFFIN, JR.

During the second full week of December 2022, Kris Kringle will participate in a series of competency hearings in the Superior Court throughout the State. For 19 years, the Miracle Team has been recreating the courtroom scene from Miracle on 34th Street for thousands of school children. This year in-person performances will resume at the courthouses after two years where they were held by Zoom. Superior Court President Judge Jan R. Jurden,

Family Court Chief Judge Michael K. Newell, Sussex County Resident Judge Craig A. Karsnitz and retired Judge William L.

Witham, Jr. will share in the role of the Judge, keeping order for the rest of the Miracle Team. This is a rare opportunity for third, fourth, and fifth graders throughout the State to experience the real courtroom in a very positive way. More than 20,000 children have participated in the hearings. We thought we would share with you a few of their comments from years past.