U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker will spend his last days as mayor of Newark officiating at weddings of both gay and heterosexual couples

U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker will spend his last days as mayor of Newark officiating at weddings of both gay and heterosexual couples now that New Jersey is allowing same-sex marriage.

New Jersey's highest court on Friday ruled unanimously to uphold an order that gay weddings must start Monday and to deny a delay sought by Republican Gov. Chris Christie.

“For more than seven years, Mayor Booker has refused all requests to officiate New Jersey marriages because gay couples have been denied that equal right,” spokesman James Allen said. “After today’s wonderful news, Mayor Booker is excited to marry both straight and gay couples in City Hall on Monday morning at 12:01 a.m.”

Booker, a Democrat, was elected to the Senate in a special election on Wednesday.

But the court said in its ruling that the state had "not shown a reasonable probability it will succeed on the merits." All seven judges on the court joined the opinion, strongly suggesting they are prepared to accept same-sex marriage permanently.