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1:36-5-Reserved Decisions 1:36-5 The clerk shall not mark the record of a motion, hearing, trial, event, or case as completed or disposed when a judge has reserved a decision. A decision shall be considered to be reserved and reported as such pursuant to R. 1:32-1(a) when: (A) no further appearance of the attorneys or litigants is required; and (B) no further documents are necessary for the judge to decide the matter; and (C) the matter awaits the decision of the judge; or (A) no further appearance of the attorneys or litigants is required; and (B) the judge entered an order for post-hearing submissions pursuant to R. 1:36-5(c) and such post-hearing submissions have been received or the deadline for their submission has passed; and (C) the matter awaits the decision of the judge. If post-hearing submissions are necessary or permitted for the judge to decide the matter, the judge shall set a date certain for such submissions. Such date, which ordinarily should not be more than 30 days after the hearing date, shall be set taking into account relevant circumstances, including the time requested by the attorneys or litigants for post-hearing submissions. Note: Adopted April 5, 2022 to be effective July 1, 2022. Part 1
1:38-1A-References in Court Decisions to Information Contained in Records Otherwise Excluded from Public Access 1:38-1A Trial court or appellate court decisions, whether rendered orally or in writing, and whether published or unpublished, may quote from or make reference to information in court records even when those records are excluded from public access. Court decisions include orders, judgments, opinions, dispositions, and decrees relating to judicial or administrative proceedings. Note: Adopted January 21, 2020 to be effective immediately. Part 1
1:36-3-Unpublished Opinions 1:36-3 No unpublished opinion shall constitute precedent or be binding upon any court. Except for appellate opinions not approved for publication that have been reported in an authorized administrative law reporter, and except to the extent required by res judicata, collateral estoppel, the single controversy doctrine or any other similar principle of law, no unpublished opinion shall be cited by any court. No unpublished opinion shall be cited to any court by counsel unless the court and all other parties are served with a copy of the opinion and of all contrary unpublished opinions known to counsel. Note: Adopted July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; caption and rule amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; amended July 23, 2010 to be effective September 1, 2010. Part 1
1:36-4-References in Court Decisions to Information Contained in Records Otherwise Excluded from Public Access 1:36-4 Authority to reference in court decisions information contained in records otherwise excluded from public access is set forth in R. 1:38-1A. Note: Adopted January 21, 2020 to be effective immediately. Part 1
1:38-1-Policy 1:38-1 Court records and administrative records as defined by R. 1:38-2 and R. 1:38- 4 respectively and within the custody and control of the judiciary are open for public inspection and copying except as otherwise provided in this rule. Exceptions enumerated in this rule shall be narrowly construed in order to implement the policy of open access to records of the judiciary. Note: New caption for Rule 1:38 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009. New Rule 1:38-1 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009; amended May 30, 2017 to be effective immediately; amended May 15, 2018 to be effective immediately. Part 1
1:37-1-Title of Courts 1:37-1 The titles of the courts of this State shall be as follows: "Supreme Court of New Jersey" "Superior Court of New Jersey, _______" (here state Law, Chancery or Appellate Division, as appropriate and the part thereof, if any) "Tax Court of New Jersey" "Municipal Court of _______" (here state the name of the municipality) Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-1, 2:1-1, 4:118-1, 5:1-1. Amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended December 20, 1983 to be effective December 31, 1983. Part 1
1:37-2-Seal of Courts 1:37-2 The seal of each court shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts with the approval of the Supreme Court and shall be kept in the custody of the clerk of the court. Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-2, 4:118-2, 7:19-1. Part 1
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1:38-5-Administrative Records Excluded from Public Access 1:38-5 The following administrative records are excluded from public access: Records required to be kept confidential by statute, rule, or prior case law consistent with this rule, unless otherwise ordered by a court; Notes, memoranda, or other working papers maintained in any form by or for the use of a justice, judge or judiciary staff member in the course of his or her official duties, including administrative duties; and support data maintained or created by the Judiciary for use in reporting aggregate data for the purpose of statistics; Minutes, reports, memoranda, notes, and correspondence in any form pertaining to the development and implementation of judiciary rules and policies, including draft versions of rules, policies and procedures, self-critical analysis reports, and peer review reports; Reports, memoranda, and other records pertaining to policies and procedures for court security and data security; Personnel records, except for an employee's name, title, position, salary, compensation, dates of service, and date and type of separation; Records concerning volunteers, except for a volunteer's name, title, if any, program to which assigned, and dates of service; Records used to compile juror source lists, and the list prepared pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:20-2; jury qualification questionnaires completed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:20-3, any other questionnaires completed by prospective jurors, and individual juror information maintained by the Judiciary; and lists prepared pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:20-4 of persons summoned for possible service as grand or petit jurors, which shall remain confidential, except as provided in Rule 1:8-5, unless otherwise ordered by the Administrative Director of the Courts; Reports required to be prepared by trial court judges on a weekly, monthly, or other basis and submitted to the Administrative Director of the Courts pursuant to R. 1:32-1 and/or R. 1:38-11; Records and information obtained and maintained by the Judicial Performance Committee pursuant to R. 1:35A, except as otherwise provided in that rule; Records of the Ethics Telephone Research Service to the extent provided under R. 1:19-9; Records of proceedings concerning advisory opinions of the Committee on Attorney Advertising to the extent provided under R. 1:19A-5; Records relating to attorney discipline to the extent provided under R. 1:20-9; Records of District Fee Arbitration Committees to the extent provided under R. 1:20A-5; Records of the Attorney Disciplinary Oversight Committee to the extent provided under R. 1:20B-4; Records of the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection to the extent provided under R. 1:28-9; Records of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct to the extent provided under R. 2:15-20; Records of the Office of the Ombudsman, except for court user satisfaction survey reports, statewide daily contact reports, and information related to community outreach events; Records relating to Special Civil Part Officers to the extent provided under Administrative Directive; Any original or copy of an oath, oath of allegiance, or oath of office of a judge, judicial official, or Judiciary personnel, except that the full name, title, and oath date of that person shall not be excluded from public access (see N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1). Note: New Rule 1:38-5 adopted July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009; paragraph (g) amended January 5, 2010 to be effective immediately; paragraph (p) amended and new paragraph (q) added October 18, 2011 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (r) adopted November 12, 2014 to be effective immediately; paragraph (h) amended December 9, 2014 to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended May 30, 2017 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (s) adopted April 23, 2019 to be effective May 1, 2019,paragraph (g) amended July 12, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022. Part 1