- 1:35A-2-Judicial Performance Program 1:35A-2 The Supreme Court shall establish a program for the continuing improvement of judicial performance to be known as the Judicial Performance Program. The Judicial Performance Program shall be administered so that there is no interference with the performance of the regular duties of judges and no infringement on judicial independence and integrity or on the prerogatives of an individual judge in deciding cases and discharging judicial responsibilities. The primary objective of the Judicial Performance Program shall be the improvement of the judicial system through the improvement of the performance of judges on an individual and institutional basis. The Judicial Performance Program shall include the regular evaluation of the performance of judges and educational programs to enable judges to improve their performance. Evaluation information that is obtained under the program shall be considered personnel records of individual judges and shall be used solely to further the objectives of the program and judicial management. In the evaluation of judicial performance under the program, the Program shall use professionally accepted methods to provide to the extent possible objective and reliable evaluations and to reduce the risk of unfair ratings and statistical comparisons. Note: Adopted June 2, 1988 to be effective immediately; amended October 23, 2012 to be effective immediately. Part 1
- 1:35A-4-Judicial Evaluation Commission 1:35A-4 The Supreme Court shall appoint a Judicial Evaluation Commission of at least three retired judges for terms of three years, who may be reappointed for such additional term or terms as the Court shall determine. The Court shall designate one member to chair the Commission. The Commission shall assist the Judicial Performance Program generally, shall assist in the review of evaluation information, shall provide consultation and assistance to individual judges, shall assist in the development and administration of instructional and judicial performance improvement programs in cooperation with the Judicial College and other judicial education programs, and shall perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Supreme Court or the Judicial Performance Program. Note: Adopted June 2, 1988 to be effective immediately; amended March 28, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended October 23, 2012 to be effective immediately. Part 1
- 1:36-1-Filing of Opinions 1:36-1 The original of each written opinion handed down in each court, including letter opinions and memorandum decisions, shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which rendered and copies thereof shall be sent to all parties of record and, on all appeals, to the court or agency below. Opinions of the Appellate Division shall have typed or stamped thereon the following notice: “Not for Publication Without the Approval of the Appellate Division.” Opinions of the trial courts shall have typed or stamped thereon the following notice: “Not for Publication Without the Approval of the Committee on Opinions.” Note: Source – R.R. 1:32(a)(b); amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022. Part 1
- 1:35-2-Conference of Judges 1:35-2 At least once each year there shall be a conference of all justices and judges in the State, except the judges of the municipal courts, held at such times and places as the Chief Justice shall designate, and at which the Administrative Office of the Courts shall serve as secretariat. At least once each year there shall be a conference in each county of all municipal court judges in the county to be held at such times and places as the Assignment Judge of the county shall designate. The purpose of these conferences is to raise the standards of judicial performance and to make more uniform the operation and administration of the courts of the State. Note: Source-R.R. 1:23-2(a) (b), 8:13-5(a) (b). Amended June 29, 1973 to be effective September 10, 1973. Part 1
- 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
- LEON BROOKS VS. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION) A-1013-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- SNEZANA SUMULIKOSKI, ET AL. VS. RESTAURANT DEPOT, LLC, ET AL. (L-2002-21, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2256-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- 422 WEST FOURTH STREET, LLC VS. ALLSTATES TITLE SERVICE, ET AL. (L-1022-20, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2439-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. E.G. (17-01-0269 AND 17-01-0271, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1895-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- SCHUYLER MARTIN, ET AL. VS. SOUTHGATE CENTER FOUR LLC, ET AL. (L-1604-22, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3029-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CHARLIE ALVARADO (22-11-1375, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0310-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. RAHMEL BELLE (22-08-0102 AND 23-02-0225, UNION COUNTY AND HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) A-1234-24/A-1779-24 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- KAYRONNA C. BENJAMIN-CARTER, ET AL. VS. JOHN FONTANETTA, M.D., ET AL. (L-0101-19, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2154-23 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
- KIMBERLY RODRIGUEZ VS. RAUL RODRIGUEZ (FM-06-0258-21, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1215-24 Appellate Aug. 7, 2025
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