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Aug. 30, 2022 Order – Deletion of Court Rule 2:12-5 (“Deposit for Costs” [Petitions for Certification])
Aug. 25, 2022 Notice – Jury Reforms – Updates to Model Civil and Criminal Jury Charges to Provide Additional Information and Guidance Regarding Implicit Bias.
Aug. 26, 2022 Notice – Correction to 2022 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order – No Amendment to Rule 4:22-1.
Aug. 24, 2022 Notice and Order – Authorization of Appointment of Child Advocates for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Living in NJ with a Family Member or Sponsor.
Aug. 24, 2022 Notice and Order – Conclusion of Mandatory Social Distancing and Masking in Jury Proceedings; Adjustments to Virtual Phase of Jury Selection – Effective September 1, 2022
Aug. 15, 2022 Order – 2022-2023 General Assignment Order (Effective September 1, 2022).
Aug. 05, 2022 Order – 2022 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order
Aug. 01, 2022 Notice – Special Civil Part – Technical Updates to Seventeen Rules Appendix Forms

Aug. 01, 2022 Notice – Landlord Tenant – Pilot Program for Some In-Person Trial Calendars in the Essex Vicinage to Start September 2022
July 19, 2022 Directive #07-22 – New Jersey Judiciary Policy on Accessible and Inclusive Communications.
July 19, 2022 Order – Conforming Amendment to Official Comment to Rule 3.8 of the Code of Judicial Conduct.”
July 15, 2022 Notice – Discontinuation of Paper Notices in Civil Dockets for Attorney Filers.

July 07, 2022 Order – 2023-2024 Legal Holiday and Court Recess Order
July 07, 2022 Order – 2023-2024 Motion Day Order

July 12, 2022 Directive #06-22 – Criminal Justice Reform – Speedy Trial – Guidance Articulated by the Supreme Court in State v. Marcus S. Mackroy-Davis (A-43-21)
July 08, 2022 Notice – Multicounty Litigation (MCL) – Proposed Conclusion of MCL Designation of the Benicar (Olmesartan Medoxomil) Litigation – Comments Requested by August 26, 2022
June 30, 2022 Notice and Order – Supreme Court Authorizes Omnibus Application Process for Extending/Reviving Expiring State Agency Judgments
June 24, 2022 Notice – Criminal – Post-Arraignment Conferences and Certain Other Matters – Preferred In-Person Format.
June 21, 2022 Notice – IOLTA Fund – 2022 Annual Registration Requirement – Final Notice.
June 03, 2022 Order – Revised Recall Assignment for Recall Judge Lois Lipton.
May 26, 2022 Order – Judge José Vilariño – Initial Judicial Assignment.
May 26, 2022 Order – Judge Gary Potters – Initial Judicial Assignment.
May 26, 2022 Order – Judge Stevie D. Chambers – Initial Judicial Assignment.
May 25, 2022 Directive #05-22 – Recovery Court – Revision to Transfer Policy and For
May 23, 2022 Notice – Judiciary Cybersecurity – Temporary Blocking of International Internet Traffic.
May 17, 2022 Notice – Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:38 to Exclude Medical and Related Records from Public Access – Comments Requested by June 20, 2022
May 17, 2022 Notice – Tax Court — New Form for Mutual Withdrawal of Complaint Counterclaim and Consent for Entry of Judgment.
May 16, 2022 Directive #04-22 – Municipal Court Bench Warrants – Immediate Release on Recognizance of Certain Defendants.
May 16, 2022 Directive #03-22 – Family – Children in Court (CIC) Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist.
May 11, 2022 Notice and Order – Service of Process – Amendments to Rule 1:6-3(c) (“Completion of Service”) To Increase Time For Service By Mail From 3 to 5 Days.

April 05, 2022 Order – Judges’ Weekly Reports; Reserved Matters – Amendments to Rule 1:32-1; Adoption of New Rule 1:36-5.

May 11, 2022 Notice and Order – Increase in Special Civil Part Jurisdictional Limits – Amendments to Rules 6:1-1 and 6:1-2 – Effective July 1, 2022.
April 22, 2022 Notice and Order – Amendments to Rule of Professional Conduct 7.5 and Rule 1:21-1B.
May 05, 2022 Order – Designation of Judge Karen R. Boylan as Municipal Court Presiding Judge for the Hudson Vicinage.
May 09, 2022 Notice – First Quarter 2022 Deadline for Filing Claims.
May 05, 2022 Notice – June 1, 2022 Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Court Rule Amendments and Committee Reports.
May 04, 2022 Order – Appellate Division Summer Parts for 2022.
May 04, 2022 Notice to Bar and Public – Supreme Court Committees – Request for Indication of Interest in Possible Appointment.
April 22, 2022 Notice and Order – Amendments to Rule 1:40-5(b) to Conclude the Credentialing Committee for Family Economic Mediators.
April 20, 2022 Supplement to Directives #03-13 and #08-21 – Criminal – Revisions to the Uniform Defendant Reporting System (UDRS) and Presentence Investigation (PSI) Court History Forms.

April 18, 2022 Notice – Board on Attorney Certification – 2022 Applicants for Certification – Extended Deadline Date
March 15, 2022 Order – Child Support Guidelines – Annual Updating Amendments to Rules Appendices IX-A, IX-B, IX-E, and IX-H – Effective June 1, 2022

March 23, 2022 Notice – Attorney Designee Access Role in eCourts for Attorneys’ Staff – Expansion to Additional eCourts Dockets; Free Training
March 23, 2022 Notice – COVID-19 – Criminal and Civil Jury Trials – Public Information and Guidance Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s March 18, 2022 Order
March 21, 2022 Notice – 2022 Online Attorney Registration and Payment – Reminder – June 1st Deadline to Avoid Ineligible Status
March 18, 2022 Notice and Order – Jury – Guidance as to Virtual and In-Person Jury Selection; Public Access to Jury Trials
March 11, 2022 Notice – Family/Children in Court (CIC) – Revised Complaint for Kinship Legal Guardianship and Revised Kinship Legal Guardianship Multipurpose Form of Order

March 08, 2022 Order – Further Amendments to the List of Municipal Court Judges Authorized to Handle Civil Commitment Matters
March 09, 2022 Notice and Order – Conclusion of Masking and Social Distancing Requirements in Judiciary Facilities; Adjustments to Jury and Grand Jury Proceedings

March 03, 2022 Notice – Virtual Training on the Electronic Evidence Submission Application: Free CLE Credit
Feb. 22, 2022 Notice and Order – Service of Process – Amendments to Rule 1:3-3 (“Additional Time After Service by Ordinary Mail”) to Increase Timeframe from 3 Days to 5 Days
Feb. 18, 2022 Notice – Online Attorney Registration and Payment for 2022 – Final Week to Register Before February 25 Deadline
Feb. 15, 2022 Directive #01-22 – Criminal – Juveniles Tried as Adults – Motions to Reconsider Sentence – State v. Comer/State v. Zarate ( __ N.J. __ (2022))
Feb. 01, 2022 Notice – Office of Attorney Ethics – 2022 Attorney Trust Account Depositories
Feb. 11, 2022 Notice – Arbitration Provisions in Retainer Agreements and the Scope of an Attorney’s Disclosure Requirements (Delaney v. Dickey) – Comments Requested by March 23, 2022
Feb. 11, 2022 Notice – Online Attorney Registration and Payment for 2022 – Only Two Weeks Until February 25 Deadline
Feb. 10, 2022 Notice and Order – Supreme Court Approval of Multicounty Litigation (MCL) Designation for Elmiron Litigation
Feb. 02, 2022 Notice – Online Attorney Registration and Payment – Reminder – Less Than One Month Remaining
Nov. 01, 2021 Notice – Civil Arbitration Program – Initial and Continuing Arbitrator Training Offered at December 8 NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar
Nov. 01, 2021 Notice and Order – Conclusion of Risperdal/Seroquel/Zyprexa Multicounty Litigation (MCL)
Nov. 01, 2021 Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Deadlines for Filing Claims
Oct. 27, 2021 Order – Additional Revision to Tax Court Judge Assignments as Set Forth in the 2021-2022 General Assignment Order
Oct. 21, 2021 Notice – Hudson Vicinage to Conduct Virtual Court Election Day Hearings
Oct. 19, 2021 Notice – Judicial Conference on Jury Selection – Guide and Request for Comments
Oct. 12, 2021 Order – Municipal Court Judges Authorized to Handle CJP/Centralized First Appearances — Further Amendments to the Omnibus Designation Order – Thirteenth Supplemental Order
Oct. 12, 2021 Notice and Order – MCL Designation of Strattice Hernia Mesh Litigation
Oct. 07, 2021 Order Amending the 2021-2022 General Assignment Order as to Tax Court Judge Assignments

Oct. 04, 2021 Notice – Supreme Court Action on the 2019-2021 Report and Recommendations of the Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DI & CE)
Oct. 04, 2021 Notice and Order – Landlord Tenant – Attorneys Required to File in eCourts
Oct. 01, 2021 Notice – Added User Access Role in eCourts for Attorneys’ Staff; Initial Rollout to Criminal Courts; Online Training Sessions
Sept. 28, 2021 Notice – Judicial Conference on Jury Selection – Preliminary Information and Invitation to Participate
Sept. 27, 2021 Notice and Order – Adult Name Changes – Status of Confidentiality in eCourts of Records Filed On or After September 1, 2021; No Public Access Retroactive to That Date
Sept. 14, 2021 Notice and Order – Landlord Tenant – Relaxation of Rule 6:7-1(d) (“Warrant of Removal, Issuance, Execution”); Reissuance of Expired Warrants
Sept. 09, 2021 Order – New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program – Reappointment; New Appointment; New Chair and Vice-Chair Designations
Sept. 01, 2021 Notice – Appellate Division Reminder to Counsel Re

garding Submission of Confidential Documents and Other Issues Concerning Confidentiality
Sept. 10, 2021 Notice – Updates to Model Civil Jury Charges

Sept. 09, 2021 Order – Judge Paul M. DePascale – Continued on Judicial Recall

Aug. 27, 2021 Notice – Special Civil Part Officer Fee for Service or Execution Amended to $7 Flat Fee

Aug. 24, 2021 Notice – Updates to Model Criminal Jury Charges
Aug. 24, 2021 Directive #23-21 – Family – Domestic Violence – New Plea Form for Use in DV Contempt Matters
Aug. 24, 2021 Directive #22-21 – Drug Court – State of New Jersey Adult Drug Court Program Participation Agreement
Aug. 17, 2021 Notice – Grand Jury – Amendments to Rule 3:6-6 – Who May Be Present
Aug. 11, 2021 Directive #19-21 – Family – Standard Juvenile Intake Screening Form
Aug. 11, 2021 Directive #20-21 – Drug Court – Revised Phase Structure Requirements for Advancement and Graduation Criteria
Aug. 11, 2021 Directive #17-21 – Criminal Justice Reform – Update to Parenthetical Language on Public Safety Assessment (PSA)
Aug. 11, 2021 Notice – Security Measures for Accessing Judiciary Systems – Enhancement of Two-Factor Authentication Process to Allow for Additional Email Addresses and Cell Phone Numbers

Aug. 05, 2021 Notice – Landlord Tenant – Protocols for Cases in Which an Application for Rental Assistance is Pending; Ongoing Community Outreach Efforts
July 30, 2021 Notice – Landlord Tenant – New Landlord Case Information Statement (LCIS) Available for Immediate Use in Pending Cases
July 30, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Requirement to Wear Masks and Maintain Social Distancing in Judiciary Areas of Court Locations
July 26, 2021 Directive #15-21 – Family – Revised Certification of Diligent Search Packet for Use by Self-Represented Litigants in Non-Dissolution (FD) Cases
July 29, 2021 Notice – Municipal Courts – Updates to the Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule

July 19, 2021 Supplement to Directive #18-20 – Family – Entry of Default and Uncontested Dissolution Judgments without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the papers)
July 16, 2021 Notice – Court Access – All State Court Locations to Reopen to the Public as of Monday, August 2, 2021; On-Site Staff Presence to Increase to 100% as of September 7, 2021
July 16, 2021 Notice – Future of Court Operations – Remote and In-Person Proceedings – Publication for Comment – Comments Requested by August 16

July 01, 2021 Notice and Order – Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Residential Landlord Tenant Matters
July 01, 2021 Notice and Order – Automated Processes for Certain Marijuana and Hashish Cases in Accordance with the Marijuana Decriminalization Law
June 17, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Designation of Trial Counsel – Relaxation of Rule 4:25-4
June 17, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Continuation of Certain Public Health Precautions in Judiciary Areas of Facilities
June 04, 2021 Notice and Order – Landlord Tenant – Establishment of Statewide Landlord Tenant Legal Specialist Program

June 02, 2021 Notice – Civil Arbitration Program – Initial Arbitrator Training Scheduled for June 30
June 02, 2021 Notice and Order – Landlord Tenant – Resumption of Commercial Landlord Tenant Trials
May 27, 2021 Notice and Order – Centralized Handling of Joint Motions to Reduce Mandatory Parole Ineligibility Terms; Statewide Assignment of Judge Susan Steele
May 18, 2021 Order – Annual Updating Amendments to Rules Appendices IX-A, IX-B, IX-H Regarding the Child Support Guidelines – Effective June 1, 2021
May 24, 2021 Notice and Order – Dismissal of Nearly 300,000 Municipal Court Cases More than 27 Years Old and Recall of Driver’s License Suspensions
May 18, 2021 Order – Municipal Court Administrator Certification Board – Certification of Municipal Court Administrator
May 17, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Criminal and Civil Jury Trials – Public Information and Guidance Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s May 11, 2021 Order
May 04, 2021 Order – Municipal Court Administrator Certification Board – Certification of Municipal Court Administrators
May 13, 2021 Order – COVID-19 – Conclusion of General Suspension of Depositions and Appearances for Health Care Professionals Involved in Responding to the Public Health Emergency
May 13, 2021 Order – COVID-19 – Conclusion of General Suspension of Depositions and Appearances for Health Care Professionals Involved in Responding to the Public Health Emergency
May 12, 2021 Notice – Implementation of Two-Factor Authentication Requirement for All Judiciary Applications Used by Attorneys; Additional CLE Training Offered
May 12, 2021 Notice – June 1 Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Court Rule Amendments and Committee Reports
May 11, 2021 Notice and Order – Resumption of Socially Distanced In-Person Grand Jury Sessions – Effective June 15, 2021
May 11, 2021 Notice and Order – Resumption of Certain In-Person Jury Trials Effective June 15, 2021; Prioritization of Criminal Trials That Involve Detained Defendants
May 05, 2021 Notice – Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising Reminder: Advertising Awards, Honors, and Accolades that Compare a Lawyer’s Services to Other Lawyers’ Services
May 05, 2021 Notice – Grand Jury – Proposal to Amend Rule 3:6-6 Regarding Who May Be Present at Sessions and Deliberations – Publication of Comment – Comments Requested by June 7, 2021

April 26, 2021 Order – Appointment of Ronald P. Sotak to the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics
April 29, 2021 Order – Attorney Resignation Without Prejudice Pursuant to Rule 1:20-22
April 26, 2021 Order – Extension of Filing Date for Judicial Financial Reporting Statements for Reporting Year 2020 – Rule Relaxation Order
April 30, 2021 Directive #12-21 – Municipal Courts – Time Payment Plans and Payment Alternatives
April 29, 2021 Directive #11-21 – Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults; Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; New and Revised Court Forms
April 29, 2021 Order – Appellate Division Summer Parts for 2021
April 29, 2021 Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Deadlines for Filing Claims

April 27, 2021 Notice and Order – Certified Municipal Court Administrators – COVID-19 – Temporary Modification of Steps Required to Obtain Credential
April 22, 2021 Directive 10-21 – Criminal Justice Reform – Pretrial Services – Strict Home Detention, Home Detention with Limited Exceptions, and Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring
April 22, 2021 Directive #09-21 – Judiciary Staff Authority to Assist Court Users in Completing and Submitting Judiciary Forms
April 21, 2021 Notice – Report of the Judiciary Special Committee on Landlord Tenant – Comments Requested by May 21, 2021
April 20, 2021 Notice and Order – Amendments to Rule 4:86-4 to Require Use of Standard Report Form for Court-Appointed Attorneys in Adult Guardianships
April 09, 2021 Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Opinion 57 – Non-Lawyer Special Education Advocates and the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Supersedes Opinion 56)
April 09, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Extension of Post-Indictment Excludable Time; Delay in Resumption of In-Person Jury Trials
April 07, 2021 Directive #08-21 – Sealing of Certain Marijuana or Hashish Records Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-5.2
April 05, 2021 Notice – Expansion of Two-Factor Authentication Requirement to All Judiciary Applications Used by Attorneys; CLE Training Available
March 25, 2021 Order – Judge Margaret M. Marley – Initial Judicial Assignment
March 25, 2021 Order – Judge Michael A. Jimenez – Initial Judicial Assignment
March 25, 2021 Order – Judge Carlo Abad – Initial Judicial Assignment
March 23, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Eleventh Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice.
March 01, 2021 Order – Disciplinary Review Board – Reappointments, New Appointments, and Designation of Chair and Vice-Chair
March 15, 2021 Order – Disciplinary Review Board – New Appointment
March 15, 2021 Order – IOLTA Fund Trustee Appointment
March 17, 2021 Notice and Order – Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults – Background Screening Policy for Certain Proposed Guardians; Amendments to Rules 4:86-2, 4:86-4, and 4:86-6
March 10, 2021 ACPE Opinion 739: RPC 4.2 – Lawyers Who Include Clients on Group Emails and Opposing Lawyers Who ‘Reply All’
March 04, 2021 Notice – Model Civil Jury Charges Update

March 04, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Summoning of Jurors for Possible In-Person Jury Trials on or after May 17, 2021
Feb. 23, 2021 Directive #07-21 – Guidance on the Use of Visual Aids During Closing Arguments (Criminal)
Feb. 23, 2021 Order – Judge Jeffrey R. Jablonski – Designated as Hudson General Equity Disqualification Judge
Feb. 23, 2021 Order – Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez designated as Hudson Acting Assignment Judge in the Event of the Unavailability of the Assignment Judge
Feb. 23, 2021 Order – Judge Anthony V. D’Elia – Reassigned to Hudson Civil
Feb. 23, 2021 Order – Judge Mary K. Costello – Designated as Hudson General Equity Presiding Judge

Feb. 23, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Health and Safety Precautions in the Municipal Courts
Feb. 23, 2021 Directive #06-21 – COVID-19 – Protocol for Matters That Cannot Proceed in a Remote Format Without Consent
Feb. 23, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – When Matters Can Proceed Remotely
Feb. 19, 2021 Order – Judge Jeffrey R. Jablonski – Designated as Assignment Judge for the Hudson Vicinage
Feb. 17, 2021 Notice – Supplemental Report of the 2019-2021 Family Practice Committee – Publication for Comment

Feb. 17, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Tenth COVID-19 Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
Feb. 09, 2021 Notice – Report and Recommendations of the Joint Committee on Assessing the Competency of Child Witnesses – Publication for Comment – Comments Due March 15, 2021
Feb. 09, 2021 Notice – 2019-2021 Supreme Court Rules Committee Reports – Publication for Comment – Comments Due by March 26, 2021
Feb. 05, 2021 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Landlord/Tenant – Application for a Commercial Landlord/Tenant Trial in Certain Circumstances
Feb. 05, 2021 Notice – COVID-19 – Resumption of Issuance of Writs of Possession in Commercial Foreclosures

Feb. 03, 2021 Judiciary Review Allows for Early Discharge of Rehabilitated Probationers

Feb. 01, 2021 Notice and Order – Virtual Civil Jury Trials – Amending Two Provisions of the Supreme Court’s January 7 Authorizing Order
Feb. 01, 2021Directive #04-21 – Procedures for Compassionate Release Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.51e

Jan. 27, 2021 Notice — 2021 Attorney Annual Electronic Registration – Solutions to Some Identified Issues; CLE Training Available on the Registration Process
Jan. 25, 2021 Order – Concluding Special Communications Data Warrant (CDW) Judge Designations
Jan. 20, 2021 Notice – Landlord-Tenant – Application and Training for LT Settlors
Jan. 20, 2021 Directive #03-21 – Revised Children in Court Standards and Reissuance of Forms and the Appellate Division Protocol
Jan. 21, 2021 Notice – Continuing Legal Education – Virtual Courses by the Judiciary on Implicit Bias and Elimination of Bias
Jan. 15, 2021Notice and Order – Child Support – Eligibility for Child Support for a Severely Disabled Child Over the Age of 23 Who is Financially Dependent – Interim Relaxation of Court Rules to Conform to Statute

Jan. 15, 2021 Notice and Order – Authorizing All Criminal Division Judges to Handle Communications Data Warrant (CDW) Applications

Jan. 08, 2021 Order – Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Outside Activities of Judiciary Employees – Reappointments and New Appointments
Jan. 08, 2021 Order – Certification of Municipal Court Administrators
Jan. 08, 2021 Order – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Appointment of New Trustee
Jan. 06, 2021 Directive #01-21 – EEO Complaint Procedures Manual – Revised

Jan. 07, 2021 Notice/Order/Directive – Virtual Civil Jury Trials During COVID-19; Supreme Court Authorizing Order; Directive #02-21 Relating to Electronic Evidence
Jan. 05, 2021 Notice – 2021 Attorney Annual Electronic Registration and Payment Open as of January 6 – Deadline for Completion of Registration and Payment is February 26
Jan. 05, 2021 Notice – New and Revised Model Criminal Jury Charges
Jan. 05, 2021 Notice – New and Revised Model Criminal Jury Charges
Dec. 18, 2020 Order – Further Revisions to the List of Municipal Court Judges Authorized to Handle CJP/First Appearances – Twelfth Supplemental Order to the Omnibus Authorization Order

Dec. 08, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Healthcare Professionals Involved in Pandemic Response Not Required to Submit to Depositions or Appear for Other Court Events
Nov. 25, 2020 Notice – Proposal for Virtual Civil Jury Trials During COVID-19 – Publication for Comment – Comments Requested by December 16, 2020
Nov. 23, 2020 Supplement to Directive #20-20 – Special Civil Part – Landlord/Tenant Matters During COVID-19 – CARES Act Compliance Certifications
Nov. 19, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Eliminating the Requirement of Consent in Order to Proceed Virtually with FO Cases
Nov. 17, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Continuation of ‘Remote First’ Court Operations with Limited In-Person Events and Services
Nov. 16, 2020 Order – Suspension of New In-Person Jury Trials and In-Person Grand Jury Sessions
Nov. 16, 2020 Notice and Order–COVID-19 – Suspension of New In-Person Jury Trials and In-Person Grand Jury Sessions; Revised End Dates for Excludable Time
Nov. 10, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Adoption of New Court Rule 3:4-7 (“Pre-Indictment Hearing”)

Oct. 15, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Cash Payments for Child Support – Limited Reopening of Vicinage Finance Windows
Oct. 09, 2020 Notice and Order – Landlord/Tenant – Attorneys Permitted to Participate in Pretrial/Settlement Conferences as Part of Limited Representation – Relaxation of Rule 1:11-2(c)
Oct. 09, 2020 COVID-19 – Landlord/Tenant – Relaxation of Rule 1:40-12(a)(4) to Expand Pool of Settlors for Pretrial/Settlement Conferences

Sept. 22, 2020 COVID-19 – Additional Guidance on the Requirement to Wear Face Masks in Court Facilities
Sept. 22, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Update on Court Operations During “Phase 2.5” of the Supreme Court’s Post-Pandemic Plan
Sept. 17, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – First New Jury Trials – Additional Information on Statewide Schedule, Selection of Cases, and Options for Virtual Selection
Sept. 17, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Eighth Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
Sept. 11, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Update on Resumption of Criminal and Civil Jury Trials; Next Steps
Sept. 11, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Protocols for Sidebar Communications and Confidential Attorney-Client Communications During In-Person Court Events
Aug. 13, 2020 Notice – Revised Instructions for Submitting SASPA Protective Order Application During COVID-19
Aug. 12, 2020 Notice – COVID-19 – Update on Court Operations During Phase 2 of the Supreme Court’s Post-Pandemic Plan
Aug. 03, 2020 Notice to the Bar and Public – COVID-19 – Statewide Policy Regarding COVID-19 Exposure Risks in Judiciary Facilities
July 31, 2020 2020 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order
July 28, 2020 Directive #20-20 — Special Civil Part – Landlord/Tenant Matters During COVID-19
July 27, 2020 Directive #19-20 – Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) – Procedure for Taking Applications Remotely
July 27, 2020 Directive #19-20 – Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) – Procedure for Taking Applications Remotely
July 24, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Seventh Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
July 16, 2020Revised 2020-2021 Motion Day Schedule
July 15, 2020Order — Cancelling In-Person Bar Exam Because of COVID-19; Scheduling Remote Exam in October
July 15, 2020Order — Cancelling In-Person Bar Exam Because of COVID-19; Scheduling Remote Exam in October
July 14, 2020Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Landlord/Tenant – Amendment of Summons and Complaint Forms (Rules Appendices); Rule Relaxations; Orders to Show Cause
July 13, 2020 Notice – Online Attorney Registration and Payment — Reminder — August 28, 2020 Deadline to Avoid Ineligible Status
July 13, 2020Notice – Procedures for Writs and Warrants of Removal that Have Expired During the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 13, 2020Supplement to Directive #01-15 (“Special Civil Part Officers”) – COVID-19 Protocols for Special Civil Part Officers
July 12, 2020 Notice and Order – Resuming Criminal and Civil Jury Trials – with Appended Report
July 10, 2020 Notice and Order – Sixth Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
July 07, 2020 Notice and Order – Mediator Training To Be Conducted Virtually During COVID-19 – Relaxation of Rule 1:40-12(b)
July 06, 2020 2020-2021 General Assignment Order (effective September 1, 2020)
June 26, 2020 Order – Legal Holidays and Court Recesses for 2021-2022 Court Year
June 26, 2020 Order – Motion Days for the 2021-2022 Court Year
June 26, 2020 Notice and Order – Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program – Expansion to State Grand Jury
June 26, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Fifth Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
June 22, 2020 Addendum to Directive #01-17 – COVID-19 Pandemic – Affirmation and Expansion of the New Jersey Judiciary Language Access Plan for Remote Court Events
June 16, 2020 Notice – Appellate Division Procedures to Expedite Appeals from Denial of Medical Furlough Applications
June 16, 2020 Notice and Order – Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program – Expansion to Grand Jury Selection (in addition to secession)
June 15, 2020 Notice – Addendum to Directive #12-20 – Updated Process and Form for Requesting Audio Records of Remote Court Events During COVID-19
June 12, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Fourth Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
June 11, 2020 Notice – Technical Revisions to the Rules of Evidence Amendments that Become Effective July 1, 2020
June 10, 2020 Notice — New Jersey Courts Post-Pandemic Plan – Transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2
June 10, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Requirement that All Persons in Judiciary Facilities for Judiciary Business Wear Masks or Face Coverings and Maintain Social Distancing
May 29, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Third Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice
May 22, 2020 Order – In the Matter of the Request to Modify Prison Sentences, Expedite Parole Hearings and Identify Vulnerable Prisoners
May 18, 2020 Directive #16-20 – Guidance for Megan’s Law Proceedings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 18, 2020 Notice and Order – Clarification of Four Provisions of the Court’s Second Omnibus Order Regarding Court Operations During the COVID-19 Crisis
May 18, 2020 Supplement to Grand Jury Charge and Oath of Secrecy for the Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Project (Supplement to Directive #23-06)
May 14, 2020 Notice and Order – Supreme Court Authorization of Virtual Grand Jury Pilot Program
May 11, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Electronic Filing in eCourts and the Judiciary Electronic Document Submission (JEDS) System – Attorneys Required to File in eCourts Where Available
May 7, 2020 Notice and Order – Temporarily Authorizing Out-of-State Attorneys During COVID-19 to Provide Pro Bono Legal Services Under Supervision
May 1, 2020 Directive #13-20 – Sentencing Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 28, 2020 Notice — Public Access to Court Events During COVID-19 — Directives #11-20 and #12-20
April 27, 2020 Directive #12-20 – Principles and Protocols for Virtual Court Operations During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic – (1) Methods of Conducting Remote Court Events; (2) Access to the Public Record; and (3) Posting of Events Guidance
April 24, 2020 Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Second Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice – More Operations To Be Conducted Remotely; Limited Discovery Extensions and Tolling Periods
April 22, 2020 Notice – Family Division – COVID-19 – Conducting Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels (MESPs) by Telephone or Video – Updated Instructions and Guidance
April 21, 2020 Order Additional Clarification of Tax Appeal Deadlines for Reassessments and Revaluations Supplemental/Clarifying
April 20, 2020 Notice and Order – Continuation of Remote Court Proceedings; Public Access; Sentencing
April 17, 2020 Notice – Civil Arbitration – COVID-19 – Conducting Arbitration by Video or Telephone
April 15, 2020 Notice – Deadline Extensions and Tolling Periods in the Appellate Division Related to COVID-19
April 10, 2020 Order – Tolling of Timeframes for Municipal Court Administrator Certification Program During the COVID-19 Crisis (Relaxing Rule 1:41-3
April 10, 2020 Order – Judicial Financial Reporting – Extension of Due Date to August 1, 2020 Because of COVID-19 Crisis
April 10, 2020 Order – COVID-19 – Clarifying That Prior Orders Extending Deadlines and Tolling Time Periods Did Not Apply to Pretrial Detention Appeals
April 9, 2020 Order – COVID-19 – Permitting Electronic Service by Email on the State of New Jersey – Relaxation of Rule 4:4-4(a)(7)
April 7, 2020 – Order – Extension of Tax Appeal Deadlines – COVID-19 – Supplemental/Clarifying Order
April 6, 2020 – Order – Cancellation and Rescheduling of July Bar Exam; Process for 2020 Graduates to Temporarily Practice Under Supervision
Order – Modified to Address COVID-19 – Application Packet
April 1, 2020 – Directive #10-20 and Supreme Court Order – Process for Search Warrants and Communications Data Warrants in Response to COVID-19
March 27, 2020 – Omnibus Order on COVID-19 Issues
March 25, 2020 – Order – Rule Relaxation Regarding “Courtesy Copies” of Civil Motion Papers During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
March 25, 2020 – Order – Suspending Depositions and Appearances of Medical Professionals Involved in Addressing COVID-19
March 23, 2020 – Supplemental Order – In the Matter of the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 23, 2020 – Order – In the Matter of the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 20, 2020 –Order to Show Cause in the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 19, 2020 – Order – Extension of Property Tax Appeal Filing Deadlines Because of COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns
March 19, 2020 – Order – Measures Relating to Criminal Speedy Trial/Excludable Time to Address COVID-19 Concerns
March 19, 2020 – Order – Measures Relating to Civil Arbitration and Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Sessions to Address COVID-19 Concerns
March 17, 2020 – Order – Adjourning Civil Commitment Initial Hearings – Adult and Juvenile
March 17, 2020 – Order – (a) Permitting the Extension of Civil and Family (Dissolution) Discovery Deadlines and (b) Tolling Filing Deadlines through March 27 for All Matters
March 17, 2020 – Order – Relaxation of Rules on Municipal Court Plea by Mail to Temporarily Remove the Requirement of Showing an Undue Hardship
March 17, 2020 – Order – No New Grand Jury Selections or Sessions through March 27
March 10, 2020 – Order – Continuing Legal Education – Temporary Elimination of Live Classroom Instruction Requirement Because of COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns
March 10, 2020 – Order – Judiciary Travel Regulations – Refinements to Address COVID-19 Coronavirus

Aug. 30, 2022	Order – Deletion of Court Rule 2:12-5 (“Deposit for Costs” [Petitions for Certification])

Aug. 25, 2022	Notice – Jury Reforms – Updates to Model Civil and Criminal Jury Charges to Provide Additional Information and Guidance Regarding Implicit Bias.

Aug. 26, 2022	Notice – Correction to 2022 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order – No Amendment to Rule 4:22-1.

Aug. 24, 2022	Notice and Order – Authorization of Appointment of Child Advocates for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Living in NJ with a Family Member or Sponsor.

Aug. 24, 2022	Notice and Order – Conclusion of Mandatory Social Distancing and Masking in Jury Proceedings; Adjustments to Virtual Phase of Jury Selection – Effective September 1, 2022

Aug. 15, 2022	Order – 2022-2023 General Assignment Order (Effective September 1, 2022).

Aug. 05, 2022	Order – 2022 Omnibus Rule Amendment Order

Aug. 01, 2022	Notice – Special Civil Part – Technical Updates to Seventeen Rules Appendix Forms

Aug. 02, 2022	Directive #08-22 – Criminal Justice Reform – (1) Amended by L. 2022, c. 43 to Address Graves Act Offenses; (2) Amendments to Court Rule 3:4A(b)(5); Changes to the Decision-Making Framework (DMF)

Aug. 01, 2022	Notice and Order – Pretrial Detention – Amendments to Rule 3:4A(b)(5) in Accordance with L. 2022, c. 43 – “No Release” Recommendation in Certain Firearms-Related Cases as Prima Facie Evidence to Overcome Presumption of Pretrial Release

Aug. 01, 2022	Notice – Landlord Tenant – Pilot Program for Some In-Person Trial Calendars in the Essex Vicinage to Start September 2022

July 19, 2022	Directive #07-22 – New Jersey Judiciary Policy on Accessible and Inclusive Communications.

July 19, 2022	Order – Conforming Amendment to Official Comment to Rule 3.8 of the Code of Judicial Conduct.”

July 15, 2022	Notice – Discontinuation of Paper Notices in Civil Dockets for Attorney Filers.

July 13, 2022	Notice – Appellate Division/Tax Court – Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:36-3 (“Unpublished Opinions”) and Proposed New Rule 8:9-6 (“Publication of Tax Court Opinions”) – Publication for Comment – Comments Due August 15, 2022

July 07, 2022	Order – 2023-2024 Legal Holiday and Court Recess Order

July 07, 2022	Order – 2023-2024 Motion Day Order

July 12, 2022	Notice – Jury Reforms – Supreme Court Action: (1) Administrative Determinations on the Report and Recommendations of the Committee of the Judicial Conference on Jury Selection; (2) Amendments to the Rules of Court; and (3) Authorization of a Pilot Program for Attorney Conducted Voir Dir

July 12, 2022	Directive #06-22 – Criminal Justice Reform – Speedy Trial – Guidance Articulated by the Supreme Court in State v. Marcus S. Mackroy-Davis (A-43-21)

July 08, 2022	Notice – Multicounty Litigation (MCL) – Proposed Conclusion of MCL Designation of the Benicar (Olmesartan Medoxomil) Litigation – Comments Requested by August 26, 2022

June 30, 2022	Notice and Order – Supreme Court Authorizes Omnibus Application Process for Extending/Reviving Expiring State Agency Judgments

June 24, 2022	Notice – Criminal – Post-Arraignment Conferences and Certain Other Matters – Preferred In-Person Format.

June 21, 2022	Notice – IOLTA Fund – 2022 Annual Registration Requirement – Final Notice.

June 03, 2022	Order – Revised Recall Assignment for Recall Judge Lois Lipton.

May 26, 2022	Order – Judge José Vilariño – Initial Judicial Assignment.

May 26, 2022	Order – Judge Gary Potters – Initial Judicial Assignment.

May 26, 2022	Order – Judge Stevie D. Chambers – Initial Judicial Assignment.

May 25, 2022	Directive #05-22 – Recovery Court – Revision to Transfer Policy and For

May 23, 2022	Notice – Judiciary Cybersecurity – Temporary Blocking of International Internet Traffic.

May 17, 2022	Notice – Proposed Amendments to Rule 1:38 to Exclude Medical and Related Records from Public Access – Comments Requested by June 20, 2022

May 17, 2022	Notice – Tax Court — New Form for Mutual Withdrawal of Complaint Counterclaim and Consent for Entry of Judgment.

May 16, 2022	Directive #04-22 – Municipal Court Bench Warrants – Immediate Release on Recognizance of Certain Defendants.

May 16, 2022	Directive #03-22 – Family – Children in Court (CIC) Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist.

May 11, 2022	Notice and Order – Service of Process – Amendments to Rule 1:6-3(c) (“Completion of Service”) To Increase Time For Service By Mail From 3 to 5 Days.

May 10, 2022	Notice – Foreclosure – Availability of Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Relief for Eligible New Jersey Residents; Court Forms to Apply to Stay a Sheriff’s Sale and to Object to an In Personam Tax Foreclosure Judgment.

April 05, 2022	Order – Judges’ Weekly Reports; Reserved Matters – Amendments to Rule 1:32-1; Adoption of New Rule 1:36-5.

May 11, 2022	Notice and Order – Conclusion of Centralized Process for Filing New Post-Conviction Relief Applications in DWI Convictions Involving Equipment Not Properly Calibrated (State v. Cassidy)

May 11, 2022	Notice and Order – Increase in Special Civil Part Jurisdictional Limits – Amendments to Rules 6:1-1 and 6:1-2 – Effective July 1, 2022.

April 22, 2022	Notice and Order – Amendments to Rule of Professional Conduct 7.5 and Rule 1:21-1B.

May 05, 2022	Order – Designation of Judge Karen R. Boylan as Municipal Court Presiding Judge for the Hudson Vicinage.

May 09, 2022	Notice – First Quarter 2022 Deadline for Filing Claims.

May 05, 2022	Notice – June 1, 2022 Virtual Public Hearing on Proposed Court Rule Amendments and Committee Reports.

May 04, 2022	Order – Appellate Division Summer Parts for 2022.

May 04, 2022	Notice to Bar and Public – Supreme Court Committees – Request for Indication of Interest in Possible Appointment.

April 22, 2022	Notice and Order – Amendments to Rule 1:40-5(b) to Conclude the Credentialing Committee for Family Economic Mediators.

April 20, 2022	Supplement to Directives #03-13 and #08-21 – Criminal – Revisions to the Uniform Defendant Reporting System (UDRS) and Presentence Investigation (PSI) Court History Forms.

April 19, 2022	Notice – Revisions to the Civil Case Information Statement (Civil CIS) – COVID-19 Claims Indicator and Updates to Multicounty Litigation (MCL) Case Types – Effective May 1, 2022

April 18, 2022	Notice and Order – COVID-19 – Conclusion of Temporary Authorization for Attorneys Licensed in Other Jurisdictions to Provide Pro Bono Legal Services Under Individual Attorney Supervision

April 18, 2022	Notice – Board on Attorney Certification – 2022 Applicants for Certification – Extended Deadline Date

March 15, 2022	Order – Child Support Guidelines – Annual Updating Amendments to Rules Appendices IX-A, IX-B, IX-E, and IX-H – Effective June 1, 2022

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