Superior Court of New Jersey

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The Superior Court of New Jersey is the state’s general jurisdiction trial court system, handling major civil, criminal, and family law cases across New Jersey.

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instanceOf Article VI court of New Jersey
court of general jurisdiction
state trial court
administeredBy Administrative Office of the Courts of New Jersey
administrativeHead Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
appealsTo Supreme Court of New Jersey
country United States
createdBy New Jersey Constitution of 1947
handles appeals from municipal courts
criminal cases
domestic violence matters
family law cases
juvenile matters
major civil cases
probate matters
hasDivision Appellate Division
Chancery Division
Law Division
hasJudgesAppointedBy Governor of New Jersey
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/superior
hasPart Chancery Division, Family Part
Chancery Division, General Equity Part
Law Division, Civil Part
Law Division, Criminal Part
Special Civil Part
hasVicinity Atlantic and Cape May Vicinage
Bergen Vicinage
Burlington Vicinage
Camden Vicinage
Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Vicinage
Essex Vicinage
Hudson Vicinage
Mercer Vicinage
Middlesex Vicinage
Morris and Sussex Vicinage
Ocean Vicinage
Passaic Vicinage
Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Vicinage
Union Vicinage
highestTrialCourtIn New Jersey
judgesInitialTermLength 7 years
judgesTenureAfterReappointment until mandatory retirement age
judicialAppointmentsConfirmedBy New Jersey Senate
jurisdiction State of New Jersey
location courthouses in all 21 New Jersey counties
mandatoryRetirementAgeForJudges 70
reorganizedFrom New Jersey court system prior to 1947
replaced former New Jersey Circuit Courts
former New Jersey Court of Common Pleas
state New Jersey

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Government of the State of New Jersey trialCourt Superior Court of New Jersey
Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office operatesWithin Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County Vicinage
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey hasJudicialDistrict New Jersey Superior Court Cumberland Vicinage
subject linked to: Cumberland County
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Cape May Court House hasCourthouse Cape May County Superior Court
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Cumberland County, New Jersey hasJudicialDistrict New Jersey Superior Court Cumberland County Vicinage
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Constitution of New Jersey establishesCourt Superior Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey hasComponent Superior Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey trialCourt Superior Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey hasDivision Law Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey hasDivision Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Judiciary of New Jersey reviewsDecisionsOf Superior Court of New Jersey
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division partOf Superior Court of New Jersey
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division reviewsDecisionsFrom New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division reviewsDecisionsFrom New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division
linked to: Superior Court of New Jersey