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 are 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.
View the eCourts Training Page for videos, documentation and help systems.
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 609-421-6100
Attorney Login
COVID Update: Appellate filing information for self-represented litigants
NEW FEATURE:
Please Note: Appellate Division staff will convert any new appeals filed by self-represented litigants (SRLs) dated after Feb. 1, 2021 into eCourts Appellate filings. This paper to electronic (P2E) process will allow attorneys to access the documents and to file responses electronically. Because SRLs do not have access to eCourts, attorneys must continue to serve them paper copies. All filings that attorneys submit to and receive from the Court, however, must be filed in eCourts Appellate.
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.
Mandatory eFiling:
New filers, please note: Documents filed for appeals started in paper must be filed in paper. The requirements to file electronically is for new cases after January 1, 2018 and for documents in prior cases that are already electronically filed.
Emergent matters remain the same and first go through our emergent clerk. Please contact Jenna Kennett at 609-815-2950 ext. 52614.
- About eCourts Appellate
- eCourts Appellate Benefits
- Appellate Rules
- eCourts Appellate Rule Relaxation(s)
- 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
- Build-a-Brief Sample (Letter Brief Sample)
- Formal Brief Sample
- Build-A-Brief Troubleshooting
- Video on How to File an Appeal
- Pre-trial Detention
Information on appealing a Tax Court Decision
Attorney Login
System Filing Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
NOTE: Foreclosure, DC, and Law complaints and motions filed Monday through Friday by 11:59 p.m. will receive a filed date for the same day. Filings which occur Saturday, Sunday or on a legal holiday/court recess will receive a filed date for the next business day.
Case Jacket Access Hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
All attorneys are mandated to electronically file via eCourts in Special Civil Part (DC) and Foreclosure (F) matters effective May 1, 2017, and in Civil Part (L) matters effective January 15, 2018.
All counties are in production in eCourts for Special Civil Part (DC) and Foreclosure (F) cases as of October 2016 and for Civil Part (L) cases as of December 2017.
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:
- Sealed documents
- False Claims Act
- Structured settlement
Judiciary Help Desk 609-421-6100
Attorney Login
Login for County Boards, Municipal Clerks and Tax Assessors
Login for Self-represented Litigants
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. You can find the Tax Court case jacket access request form here.
NOTE: Availability is with the exception of scheduled system maintenance periods.
Who can file?
Attorneys and self represented litigants.
*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 for local property and 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 609-421-6100