- 1:29-1-Certificates of Admission and Good Standing; Fees 1:29-1, Certificate of Admission., Each attorney admitted to the bar of this State shall be eligible to receive a formal certificate of admission. Effective with the administration of the February 1994 bar examination, all successful applicants shall pay a certificate fee established by the Board of Bar Examiners and approved by the Supreme Court. , Certificate of Good Standing., An attorney in good standing at the bar of this State may obtain a certificate so stating under seal from the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Attorneys seeking a Certificate of Good Standing shall pay a fee established by the Board of Bar Examiners and approved by the Supreme Court. Note: Former Rule deleted July 29, 1977, to be effective September 6, 1977. Rule title amended and new Rule adopted on October 19, 1993, to be effective January 3, 1994. Part 1
- 1:28B-3-Confidentiality 1:28B-3 The records, documents, and meetings of LAP and the Board of Trustees are confidential, with the following exceptions: Annual audit reports; Annual reports of the Board of Trustees to the Supreme Court; Quarterly reports to the Board of Trustees from the LAP Director; and All materials relating to the budget process that do not identify clients of the program or otherwise disclose information that would compromise the confidentiality of the program as detailed in regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees and approved by the Supreme Court. In no event, however, shall the identity of program clients be disclosed in the above reports. Nothing in this Rule precludes LAP from receiving and acting on a referral from any third party. Such referrals shall be confidential. Note: Adopted July 15, 1999, to be effective September 1, 1999; amended December 5, 2023 to be effective immediately. Part 1
- 1:29-3-Confirmatory Certificates; Fee 1:29-3 Whenever an affidavit pertaining to change of name is filed indicating a desire to continue practice under a new name, or whenever an attorney declares that the certificate of admission originally issued to the attorney has been lost or destroyed, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, on payment by the attorney of a fee to be established with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall issue a confirmatory certificate in the appropriate name. Note: Source-R.R. 1:15-1. Amended July 7, 1971 to be effective September 13, 1971; amended July 29, 1977 to be effective September 6, 1977; caption and text amended October 19, 1993, to be effective January 3, 1994. Part 1
- 1:28B-4-Immunity 1:28B-4 Members of the LAP Board of Trustees, program employees and other staff, agents, program volunteers, attorney peer counselors, and attorneys providing practice assistance shall be absolutely immune from suit, whether legal or equitable in nature, based on their respective conduct in performing their official LAP duties. The Supreme Court shall request the Attorney General to represent those covered by this Rule in all civil or criminal litigation in any court or tribunal. Note: Adopted July 15, 1999, to be effective September 1, 1999; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002. Part 1
- 1:29-2-Change Of Name 1:29-2 If an attorney changes his or her name after admission to practice in this State, the attorney shall file with the Clerk of the Supreme Court an affidavit stating the name under which the attorney was admitted, the new name, the facts pertaining to the change of name, and the name under which the attorney wishes to continue to practice. Note: Source-R.R. 1:14; caption amended July 29, 1977, to be effective September 6, 1977; text amended July 29, 1977, to be effective September 6, 1977; amended October 19, 1993, to be effective January 3, 1994. Part 1
- 1:30-1-Court Always Open 1:30-1 The courts shall be deemed always open for filing any proper paper, the issuance and return of process, the making of motions, the entering of orders and judgments, and the transaction of all judicial business. Note: Source-R.R. 3:11-8, 4:118-4, 6:2-4, 8:12-7. Part 1
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- 1:30-3-Sittings of Courts 1:30-3, Court Hours., Court hours for all trial courts, except the municipal courts, shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. Court hours for each municipal court shall be fixed by the judge or presiding judge thereof, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts. , Court Days., When not in recess, all courts shall sit Monday to Friday, inclusive; except that the appellate courts shall sit on days fixed by the Chief Justice and municipal courts shall sit on days fixed by the judge or presiding judge thereof, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts. , Motion Days., Motions shall be heard in all trial courts as scheduled from time to time by the Chief Justice. , Court Recesses., All courts shall be in recess on Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and such other days as the Chief Justice shall order. , Special Sittings., Nothing in this rule shall preclude the Chief Justice, the presiding judge of an appellate court, the Assignment Judge, or the judge presiding in any court from directing that any matter be heard at such other hours or on such other days as the judge may deem necessary or appropriate. Note: Source-R.R. 1:28-1, 1:28-2, 1:28-3, 1:28-4, 1:28-5, 4:119-1 (first sentence), 6:2-5(a), 8:2- 2; paragraph (e) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994. Part 1
- 1:30-2-Terms of court; stated sessions of superior and county court 1:30-2 (a), Terms., All courts shall hold one term annually, commencing on such date as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. Matters not concluded in a term shall be carried to the succeeding term, but the continued existence or expiration of a term of court in no way affects the power of the court to do any act or take any proceeding in any action which has been pending before it. (b), Sessions., Within each term of the Superior Court, Law Division there shall be 3 stated sessions commencing at times fixed by the Chief Justice. Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-3, 1:28A, 2:1-2, 3:1-4, 4:6-2 (second sentence), 4:118-3. Paragraph (a) amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004. Part 1
- 1:30-5-Vacations 1:30-5, Judges., Vacations of judges of all appellate courts shall be scheduled by the Chief Justice. Vacations of judges of all trial courts, except the Tax Court and the municipal courts, shall be scheduled by the Assignment Judge, subject to the approval of the Chief Justice. Judges of the municipal courts shall schedule their own vacations, subject to the approval of the presiding judge of such court and the Administrative Director of the Courts, but shall make provision where necessary for other judges to sit in their stead. The presiding judge of the Tax Court shall schedule vacations of the judges thereof, subject to the approval of the Chief Justice. , Supporting Personnel., Vacations of persons in the judicial branch of government shall be scheduled insofar as practicable during times when the courts are in recess or at such other times as shall least inconvenience the work of the courts. The amount of vacation time allowed shall be commensurate with that allowed other public employees holding comparable positions. The vacations of all persons assigned to or employed by a judge shall be subject to the approval of such judge and the Assignment Judge. Note: Source-R.R. 1:28-5, 6:2-7. Paragraph (a) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; paragraph (a) amended July 22, 1983 to be effective September 12, 1983. Part 1
- 1:30-4-Clerks’ Offices; Municipal Court Offices 1:30-4 The office of the clerk of every court, except the municipal courts, shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court for such hours and on such days as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. The office of every municipal court shall be open to the public for the transaction of all business of the court on days and during hours fixed by the municipal court judge thereof, or, in courts where there is a chief judge, the chief judge and the Assignment Judge, subject to the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts. Note: Source-R.R. 7:19-4. Amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; caption and text amended July 30, 2021 to be effective September 1, 2021. Part 1
- 1:31-1-Location of Courtrooms; Judges' Chambers; Clerks' Offices 1:31-1 All courtrooms, judges' chambers and clerks' offices shall be located in public buildings, except that where adequate facilities are not available in public buildings, conveniently located, the Administrative Director of the Courts may approve their location in some other appropriate place. Note: Source-R.R. 1:28-7, 6:2-3(b)(d), 8:2-1, 8:13-6. Part 1
- 1:31-2-Inadequate Court Facilities 1:31-2 The Administrative Director of the Courts, upon determining that the facilities provided for any court, judge or clerk are inadequate, even though the facilities are located in a public building, may, after giving a reasonable opportunity for adequate facilities to be provided, direct the court, judge or clerk to cease using the same. Note: Amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994. Part 1
- 1:33-7-Division Manager 1:33-7 There shall be on the staff of the Trial Court Administrator a Division Manager for each court-support unit within the vicinage who shall be appointed by the Administrative Director after consultation with the Assignment Judge. The Division Manager's responsibilities shall include the management, under the direction of the Presiding Judge and Trial Court Administrator, of such judicial-support personnel and resources as have been allocated to the Division Manager's functional unit by the Assignment Judge and Trial Court Administrator. Note: Adopted October 26, 1983, to be effective immediately; amended June 29, 1990, to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 14, 1992, to be effective September 1, 1992. Part 1
- 1:33-6A-Supervising Judges of the Special Civil Part 1:33-6A The Assignment Judge in each vicinage shall designate a Supervising Judge of the Special Civil Part, who shall be responsible for such supervisory and administrative duties for that Part as may be assigned by the Civil Presiding Judge. The Supervising Judge shall serve at the pleasure of the Assignment Judge and the Assignment Judge may designate the Civil Presiding Judge to be the Supervising Judge. Note: New R. 1:33-6A adopted July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994. Part 1
- 1:32-2A-Electronic Court Systems, Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, Metadata, Cybersecurity 1:32-2A, Authorization of Electronic Court Systems., The Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may develop and implement electronic court systems, including applications or systems for the purpose of electronic filing, electronic record keeping, or electronic indexing of data and documents. , Force and Effect of Data and Documents Submitted or Maintained Electronically., Data and documents, whether originating in paper or digital form, submitted electronically to the clerks of court or maintained electronically by the clerks of court in a system or application authorized pursuant to this rule shall have the same force and effect as data and documents maintained by the clerks of court in paper form. , Electronic Signatures., Where an electronic system or application has been authorized pursuant to this rule, and where the system or application is secured by an authentication method in accordance with the protocols established and approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts, an electronic signature shall have the same force and effect as an original handwritten signature. Once submitted to the clerk of court, an electronically signed document shall not be deleted or altered in any manner without court order for good cause shown. , Metadata., Filers are on notice that any document being submitted to the Judiciary for electronic filing may contain metadata, which is embedded information in electronic documents, including possibly personal identifiers, that is generally hidden from view. Filers are required by Rule 1:38-7 to remove all confidential personal identifiers from documents prior to submitting such documents for electronic filing. It is the responsibility of filers to remove any metadata in documents that they do not want to become part of the public record before submitting such documents for electronic filing. To remove metadata from a document after it has been filed, the filer must file a motion to remove the metadata or to replace the document with a version that does not contain the metadata. Metadata in a submitted document not removed by the filer is subject to public disclosure. , Cybersecurity., The Administrative Director is authorized to establish and promulgate policies and protocols to support the security of Judiciary electronic systems and the data in those systems. Note: New rule adopted July 9, 2013 to be effective September 1, 2013; caption amended and new paragraph (d) adopted July 28, 2017 to be effective September 1, 2017; caption amended and new paragraph (e) adopted June 19, 2023 to be effective immediately. Part 1
- 1:32-2-Books and Records 1:32-2, Recordkeeping by Clerk., The clerks of all courts shall keep such books and records and may microfilm or electronically retain or destroy the same as the Administrative Director of the Courts with the approval of the Chief Justice may prescribe. , Municipal Court Books and Records., Judges or presiding judges of the municipal court shall be responsible for the keeping of such prescribed books and records for the municipal courts. , Retention Schedules and Purging Lists., Retention schedules identifying the length of time court records must be kept prior to destruction and purging lists identifying documents to be removed from case files before storage or replication shall be adopted by administrative directive. For purpose of this rule, "purging" means the removal and destruction of documents in the case file which have no legal, administrative or historical value. , Reproduction of Original as Evidence., In the event of any destruction or other disposition of court records pursuant to this rule, the photographic or electronic reproduction or image of the original or a certified copy of same shall be receivable in evidence in any court or proceeding and shall have the same force and effect as though the original public record had been there produced and proved. Note: Source -- R. 3:11-7, 4:120-3, 4:120-4, 4:120-8, 4:120-9, 4:120-10, 4:120-11, 4:120-12, 5:5-3, 6:2- 8(a)(b), 7:23, 7:24, 8:12-6, 8:13-8(e), 8:13-10(c). Amended July 22, 1983 to be effective September 12, 1983; text amended and designated as paragraphs (a) and (b) and paragraphs (c) and (d) added July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996. Part 1
- 1:32-1-Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters 1:32-1, Trial Judges Generally., On or before Monday of each week, each Superior Court and Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report containing such information as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, prescribes. Each Superior Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to that judge’s Assignment Judge. Each Tax Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court. In addition to the weekly reports required in subparagraph (a)(1), on or before the first Monday of each month, each Superior Court trial judge shall submit to that judge’s Assignment Judge, and each Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court, a report of all reserved decisions that are still undecided as defined by R. 1:36-5. , Judges of Municipal Courts., Every judge of a municipal court shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report for the preceding month and at other times shall submit such other reports all as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, requests. , Clerks and Reporters., The clerks of all courts and all official court reporters and reporter supervisors shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts such reports at such times as are requested. Note: Source -- R. 1:30-5, 8:13-10(b). Paragraph (a) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (a) redesignated as subparagraph (a)(1) and amended, and subparagraph (a)(2) adopted April 5, 2022 to be effective July 1, 2022. Part 1