Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Orders and Notices to the Bar

April 3, 2020 - Notice – Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015 (SASPA) – Procedure for Obtaining a Temporary Protective Order – Modified to Address COVID-19 – Application Packet.
April 1, 2020 - Directive #10-20 and Supreme Court Order – Process for Search Warrants and Communications Data Warrants in Response to COVID-19
March 31,2020 - Notice – COVID-19 – Family Division – (1) Conducting Matrimonial Early Settlement Panels (MESPs) by Telephone or Video; (2) Temporary Suspension of Domestic Violence Economic Mediation (DVEM) Program
March 29,2020 - Notice – COVID-19 Coronavirus – Supreme Court’s March 27, 2020 Omnibus Order Continuing the Suspension of Court Proceedings and Extending Deadlines and Timeframes through April 26, 2020
March 27, 2020 - Omnibus Order on COVID-19 Issues
March 25, 2020 - Order – Rule Relaxation Regarding “Courtesy Copies” of Civil Motion Papers During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
March 25, 2020 - Order - Suspending Depositions and Appearances of Medical Professionals Involved in Addressing COVID-19
March 24, 2020 - Notice and Order – Emergent Applications During the COVID-19 Crisis – Webpage; New Vicinage Email Mailboxes for Attorneys and Litigants
March 23, 2020 - Supplemental Order - In the Matter of the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 23, 2020 - Order - In the Matter of the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 20, 2020 -Order to Show Cause in the Request to Commute or Suspend County Jail Sentences
March 19, 2020 - Order – Extension of Property Tax Appeal Filing Deadlines Because of COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns
March 19, 2020 - Order - Measures Relating to Criminal Speedy Trial/Excludable Time to Address COVID-19 Concerns
March 19, 2020 - Order – Measures Relating to Civil Arbitration and Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel Sessions to Address COVID-19 Concerns
March 19, 2020 - Notice - Extension of the 2020 Attorney Certification Application Deadline
March 17, 2020 - Order - Adjourning Civil Commitment Initial Hearings – Adult and Juvenile
March 17, 2020 - Order – (a) Permitting the Extension of Civil and Family (Dissolution) Discovery Deadlines and (b) Tolling Filing Deadlines through March 27 for All Matters
March 17, 2020 - Order – Relaxation of Rules on Municipal Court Plea by Mail to Temporarily Remove the Requirement of Showing an Undue Hardship
March 17, 2020 - Order – No New Grand Jury Selections or Sessions through March 27
March 15, 2020 - Notice – New Jersey Court Operations – COVID-19 Coronavirus – Rescheduling of In-Court Proceedings scheduled for the Week Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020; Continuation of All Critical Functions
March 14, 2020 - Notice – Suspension of Landlord/Tenant Sessions
March 12, 2020 - Notice – COVID-19 Coronavirus – Status of Court Operations – Immediate and Upcoming Plans
March 10, 2020 - Order - Continuing Legal Education - Temporary Elimination of Live Classroom Instruction Requirement Because of COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns
March 10, 2020 - Order – Judiciary Travel Regulations – Refinements to Address COVID-19 Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 - Notice from Chief Justice – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Continuation of Normal Court Operations; Guidance to Attorneys and Litigants; Reminder Not to Share Confidential Health Information in Pleadings

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