According to figures released by Col. Carson J. Dunbar Jr., the state police superintendent, state troopers at the Moorestown station made 163 consent searches in 1999 and 150 last year, but only 8 in the first three months of this year.
The governor, state superintendent, state treasurer, leaders of both houses of the state legislature, and every member of the state board of education were named as defendants in the case.
The superintendent of the state police at the time lost his job and has largely faded from view.
Some teachers and school officials, including the superintendent of the state's largest district, voiced support for Ducey's proposal.
She also asked to take a similar deposition from the superintendent of the state police, Col. Carson J. Dunbar.
By 10 a.m., the new governor was forcefully defending his embattled appointee for the most politically volatile position in his cabinet, the superintendent of the state police.
Ms. Buckley, who is not afraid to pair a sleeveless dress with cowboy boots, moved to Washington five years ago with her husband, Joe, the superintendent of the state park that envelops Washington.
Other members of the executive branch include the attorney general, the state treasurer, the superintendent of public instruction, the state mine inspector, and the five-member corporation commission, which oversees public service corporations.
"He went out and roped a couple of calves and that was the origin of this herd," said Donald Beard, the superintendent of Caprock Canyons State Park.
