Priest named new president of Seton Hall months after his predecessor sued the school

Msgr. Joseph R. Reilly will be Seton Hall University’s 22nd president, after a vote by the school’s Board of Trustees announced on Tuesday.

As Reilly takes the helm of the private Catholic university in South Orange, his predecessor remains in court over the circumstances that led to his sudden departure in July.

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