eCourts is a web based application that is designed to allow attorneys, in good standing, to electronically file documents with the courts. The Judiciary's plans for full implementation of eCourts in all trial court divisions is underway. The plan to modernize our systems is built on the following four essential functionalities:
- Electronic filing and information exchange between the court and attorneys;
- The creation of an electronic filing system;
- The establishment of an electronic case jacket;
- The maintenance of an electronic records management system that provides both attorneys and the public with access to case information.
Attorney Login
System Filing Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
Case Jacket Access hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
NOTE: Availability is with the exception of scheduled system maintenance periods.
Who can file?
Prosecutors, Public Defenders and Private Attorneys
What can be filed?
Motions, motion-related filings, and other Criminal documents that do not require a filing fee.*
- *Note: The below documents cannot be filed via eCourts:
- - Sealed
- - Megan’s Law
- - Expungements
- - Gun Permits
- - Municipal Appeals
Judiciary Help Desk 1-800-343-7002 or 609-633-2275
Attorney Login
eCourts Appellate is an interactive, web based application to assist attorneys, in good standing, to complete or upload legal forms for Appellate court matters in all case types.
The Appellate Division electronic filing system was developed under Chief Justice Rabner’s initiative for an electronic filing system of court documents, records management, and repository.
Requirements:
eCourts Appellate is available to the attorneys who have a JACS (Judiciary Account Charge System) collateral account. Filers who use a credit card will be charged a service fee. Click here for the list of Fees.
Attorneys who use the system as an Appellant or Cross Appellant and are initiating a Notice of Appeal, Motion for Leave to Appeal or Cross Appeal must use a credit card or have a JACS account and this number must be entered on the fee page.
Click here for information if you do not have a JACS account.
eCourts Appellate is open to all the members of the bar. If you do not see the tab for eCourts Appellate on your single sign on page, please contact the Appellate eFiling team at NJeDATAnotices.Mailbox@njcourts.gov or by phone at 609-815-2950 ext. 52590.
For Appellate Division Pre-trial Detention Appeal Procedures, please contact the Pre-trial Detention Appeals (PDA) team at 609-815-2950 ext. 52580.
Trainings:
The Appellate Division anticipates that e-filing of appeals will be made mandatory in the fall of 2017. Training sessions for attorneys on the use of eCourts Appellate is being offered at no cost and for CLE credit. Each session will be approximately 90 minutes long with 1.8 CLE credits provided. The following training sessions are presently scheduled:
- 1. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 10 am and 1 pm at the Burlington County Courts Facility in Mount Holly.
- 2. Monday, October 2, 2017 at 10 am and 2 pm in the 4th floor conference center of the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, Room D2./
- 3. Monday, October 16, 2017 at 10 am at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville.
- 4. Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10am at the Burlington County Courts Facility in Mount Holly
- 5. Subject to demand and available resources, private sessions may be available by request for law firms or county bar associations in their training offices or meetings, where there is a guarantee of a minimum of 15 participants.
- About eCourts Appellate
- eCourts Appellate Benefits
- Appellate Rules
- First Time Filer's Requirements
- Common Filing Deficiencies
- Frequently Asked Questions
- User Agreement - Copy
- eCourts Appellate System Generated Forms
- List of Fees
- Helpful Tips
- Glossary
- Guide to Accessing eCourts Appellate
- Criminal Manual
- Civil Manual
- Condensed PDA Training Manual
- Build-A-Brief Creator
- Video on How to File an Appeal
- Pre-trial Detention
Attorney Login
System Filing Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
NOTE: Foreclosure, DC, and L complaints and motions filed after 8 PM will get the next business day filing date.
Case Jacket Access Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
Electronic filing by all attorneys in eCourts Special Civil Part matters is mandatory effective May 1, 2017.
Dockets and Production Status
Mandatory Electronic Filing Dates for eCourts Civil (Law Division, Civil Part)
eCourts Law Division, Civil Part Overview
Who can file?
Attorneys
What can be filed?
All documents can be filed except the following:
- Order to show cause (DC Cases)
- Sealed documents
Judiciary Help Desk 1-800-343-7002 or 609-633-2275
Attorney Login
Log-in for County Boards, Municipal Clerks and Tax Assessors
System Filing Hours: Monday to Saturday 2 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Sunday 2 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. 11 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Case Jacket Access Hours:24 hours a day - 7 days a week
Case Jacket Access is available to the County Board of Taxation, Municipal Clerk, and Municipal Assessor.
NOTE: Availability is with the exception of scheduled system maintenance periods.
Who can file?
Attorneys
*Clerks of County boards of taxation, municipal assessors, and municipal clerks, can access case information through the non-attorney login.
What can be filed?
Complaints except for State Tax matters. Supplemental documents for local and State tax cases except sealed.
- Motion Related Filings
- Post Judgment Documents
- Responsive Pleadings (Answers)
- Miscellaneous Correspondences
Judiciary Help Desk 1-800-343-7002 or 609-633-2275