Notice - Midcycle Report from the 2025-2027 Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence on N.J.R.E. 702 ("Testimony by Experts")

This note publishes the March 2026 midcycle report from the 2025-2027 Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence on the Committee's careful consideration of whether New Jersey Rule of Evidence 702 ("Testimony by Experts") should be amended to model Federal Rule of Evidence 702. The Committee's recommendation is not to amend N.J.R.E. 702 to model F.R.E. 702. The Supreme Com1 invites comments on the Committee's report and recommendation

The Committee's report is attached and also is available for review and downloading at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/supreme-court-committee-reports.

Please send any comments on the Committee's midcycle report and recommendation in writing by Thursday, April 30, 2026 to:

Acting Administrative Director Michael J. Blee
Administrative Office of the Courts
Attn: Evidence Rules Committee Report on NJRE 702
Hughes Justice Complex; P.O. Box 037
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0037

Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to:  Comments.Mailbox@njcourts.gov

The Supreme Court will not consider comments submitted anonymously. Thus, those submitting comments by mail should include their name and address (and those submitting comments by e-mail should include their name and e-mail address). Comments are subject to public disclosure upon receipt.