The Assignment Judge, in addition to having a caseload, has overall administrative authority in the vicinage. The Assignment Judge hears all probate cases, all cases involving challenges to governmental actions and a variety of cases scheduled in the Civil, Criminal, and Family divisions. The Civil, Criminal, and Family Divisions each have a Presiding Judge who, in addition to his or her caseload, oversees the judicial functions of the division. The Presiding Judges and Division Manages have their offices in Morris County but their responsibilities are vicinage-wide. The mission of the Superior Court in the Morris and Sussex Vicinage is to serve the people of our two counties by providing a system for the just, orderly, and non-violent resolution of disputes.
People bring an enormous range of problems before the court.
We handle all sorts of criminal cases from murder to petty offenses. We determine people's property rights. We define the limits of government's power. We deal with the most intimate and important concerns of personal and family relationships. When people are injured by wrongful conduct, we try to give them a fair remedy.