Robert J. Gilson

Judge Gilson’s opinion in my case was a textbook example of judicial evasion masquerading as legal reasoning. Faced with binding precedent from both the U.S. Supreme Court (Tyler v. Hennepin County) and the New Jersey Supreme Court (Roberto v. NJ), Judge Gilson chose not to apply the law — but to dance around it. In doing so, he not only denied me a remedy but openly disregarded a homeowner’s constitutional right to just compensation, due process, and basic fairness. This wasn’t a close call. It was a constitutional taking dressed up in procedural excuses — and Gilson signed off on it. His decision didn’t just fail the law. It failed the oath he swore to uphold. The federal court will now do what he would not: enforce the Constitution.