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NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-9 - "21st Century Improvement Fund."

2B:1-9 "21st Century Improvement Fund."  14. a. There is established in the General Fund a dedicated, non-lapsing fund to be known as the "21st Century Justice Improvement Fund," which shall be credited annually with a sum equal to the revenue to be derived annually from the incremental amount of any filing fees or other statutory fees payable to the court that are revised or supplemented pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 and C.2B:1-8) and the related fee revisions as provided by operation of N.J.S.22A:2-5 and section 2 of P.L.1993, c.74 (C.22A:5-1). The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer. Interest and other income earned on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Monies credited to the fund shall be appropriated annually and used exclusively for the purposes of funding:  (1) the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide Pretrial Services Program;  (2) the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide digital e-court information system; and (3) the provision to the poor of legal assistance in civil matters by Legal Services of New Jersey and its affiliates. b. Any amount remaining in the fund after the appropriation of funds as provided in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of subsection a. of this section shall be retained by the Judiciary for the purpose of developing, maintaining and administering the Pretrial Services Program or for court information technology. The monies credited to the fund shall not be used for any purpose other than those purposes set forth in this section and section 15 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-10). L.2014, c.31, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-10 - Allocation of monies.

2B:1-10 Allocation of monies.  15. Monies annually credited in the "21st Century Justice Improvement Fund" shall be allocated as follows:  a. $22 million credited annually to the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Judiciary to be used to fund the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide Pretrial Services Program established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-25); b. $10 million credited annually to the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Judiciary to be used to fund the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide digital e-court information system. An appropriation made pursuant to this subsection shall not be used to replace appropriations from other sources for Judiciary information technology; and c. $10.1 million credited annually to the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Department of the Treasury for distribution to Legal Services of New Jersey and its affiliates to facilitate the provision to the poor of legal assistance in civil matters, which shall supplement other funds as may be appropriated from any other source in a fiscal year for the same purpose. All State funds distributed to Legal Services of New Jersey shall be used exclusively for the provision to the poor of legal assistance in civil matters. d. Any amount remaining in the fund after the appropriation of funds as provided in subsections a., b., and c. of this section shall be retained by the Judiciary for the purpose of developing, maintaining, and administering the Pretrial Services Program or for court information technology. The monies credited to the fund shall not be used for any purpose other than those purposes set forth in this section and section 14 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-9). L.2014, c.31, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-11 - Submission of reports by Administrative Director of the Courts.

2B:1-11 Submission of reports by Administrative Director of the Courts.  17. a. Not later than the sixth month after the end of each State fiscal year, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the General Assembly describing the Judiciary's use of funding pursuant to sections 12 through 15 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 through C.2B:1-10) and the Judiciary's progress toward the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide digital e-court information system. b. Not later than the sixth month after the end of each State fiscal year, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Pretrial Services Program Review Commission established by section 20 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-26) on the development and administration of the Statewide Pretrial Services Program. L.2014, c.31, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-12 - Submission of reports by Legal Services of New Jersey.

2B:1-12 Submission of reports by Legal Services of New Jersey.  18. Not later than the sixth month after the end of each State fiscal year, Legal Services of New Jersey, through the Department of the Treasury, shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the State Auditor a detailed financial statement describing how funds appropriated in the prior fiscal year pursuant to sections 14 and 15 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-9 and C.2B:1-10) were used for the provision to the poor of legal assistance in civil matters. The use of public funds appropriated to Legal Services of New Jersey shall be subject to oversight by the State Auditor. L.2014, c.31, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-13 - Revision, supplementation of certain fees.

2B:1-13 Revision, supplementation of certain fees.  19. a. The authority of the Supreme Court to revise or supplement filing fees and other statutory fees payable to the court pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 and C.2B:1-8) shall expire on the first day of the seventh month next following the date of enactment of those sections, except that any filing fees and other statutory fees payable to the court that have been revised or supplemented pursuant to those sections shall continue in effect, subject to the provisions of this section. b. Within 30 days of the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Rules of Court first adopted pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 and C.2B:1-8), and additionally within 30 days of the tenth anniversary of that effective date, the Court may review all filing fees and other statutory fees revised or supplemented pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 and C.2B:1-8) through its rulemaking process, which includes a reasonable opportunity for public comment, to determine if the fees should remain unchanged as originally adopted pursuant to those sections or be reduced to reflect the funding needs associated with the purposes set forth in section 14 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-9) for which the "21st Century Justice Improvement Fund" provides monies. L.2014, c.31, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-14 - Information about the expungement process, legal services programs.

2B:1-14 Information about the expungement process, legal services programs.  19. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall maintain and provide information to any person upon request about the expungement process and legal services programs Statewide and in each county which may be available to assist the person with an expedited expungement pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.1) or a "clean slate" expungement pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.3). L.2021, c.19, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:1-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:1-15 - Development, maintenance of multilingual public aware campaign relative to expungement process.

2B:1-15 Development, maintenance of multilingual public aware campaign relative to expungement process.  20. a. (1) The Administrative Director of the Courts shall develop and maintain a multilingual public awareness campaign to promote awareness of the expungement process, including an expedited expungement pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.1) or a "clean slate" expungement pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.3), and the expungement e-filing system established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-10.1), as well as information on State, local, non-profit and other private job training programs in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, with a focus on assisting those persons eligible for the expedited expungement of their records pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.1) or a "clean slate" expungement pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.3), respectively. (2) The public awareness campaign shall, at a minimum, utilize electronic and print media, and shall make available electronically on an Internet website a petition form and a list of the supporting information necessary for an expungement, including an expedited or "clean slate" expungement pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.1) or section 7 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-5.3), respectively, using the expungement e-filing system once established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.269 (C.2C:52-10.1).  (3) The petition and supporting information shall, at a minimum,be made available in English and Spanish.  b. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall include in the annual report on the activities of the Administrative Office of the Courts, prepared pursuant to N.J.S.2A:12-5, information about the activities and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign developed and maintained pursuant to subsection a. of this section, beginning no later than one year after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.19 (C.2C:35-23.1 et al.). L.2021, c.19, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-1 - Number of judges.

2B:2-1 Number of judges.  2B:2-1. Number of Judges. a. The Superior Court shall consist of 463 judges. b. (1) The Superior Court shall at all times consist of the following number of judges, who at the time of their appointment and reappointment were resident of each county: Atlantic 11 Bergen 28 Burlington 10 Camden 16 Cape May 4 Cumberland 7 Essex 34 Gloucester 11 Hudson 24 Hunterdon 3 Mercer 9 Middlesex 24 Monmouth 18 Morris 16 Ocean 15 Passaic 17 Salem 3 Somerset 6 Sussex 4 Union 20 Warren 3 (2) Additionally, the following number of those judges of the Superior Court satisfying the residency requirements set forth above shall at all times sit in the county in which they reside: Atlantic 4 Bergen 12 Burlington 4 Camden 8 Cape May 2 Cumberland 4 Essex 14 Gloucester 6 Hudson 6 Hunterdon 2 Mercer 6 Middlesex 8 Monmouth 4 Morris 6 Ocean 8 Passaic 6 Salem 2 Somerset 4 Sussex 2 Union 6 Warren 2 amended 1991, c.177, s.1; 1993, c.346; 1993, c.347; 1995, c.352; 1996, c.52, s.7; 1999, c.104, s.1; 2001, c.243, s.1; 2001, c.250, s.13; 2008, c.26; 2016, c.103.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-1.1 - Information relative to Superior Court nominees

2B:2-1.1. Information relative to Superior Court nominees  2. Each nomination to the Superior Court shall specifically indicate the name of the former judge whose vacancy the nomination is filling and if the judgeship must be filled by a resident of a specific county. L.1999,c.104,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-1.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-1.2 - Notification to Legislature of Superior Court judges fulfilling requirements of N.J.S.2B:2-1

2B:2-1.2. Notification to Legislature of Superior Court judges fulfilling requirements of N.J.S.2B:2-1  3. Not more than 10 days after the enactment of this act, and annually on September 1 thereafter, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall notify the Legislature of all the names of those Superior Court judges fulfilling the requirements set forth in N.J.S.2B:2-1, including notification of all those Superior Court judges serving in these positions who are sitting out of their county of residence and the county in which these Superior Court judges are sitting. Thereafter, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall notify the Legislature as vacancies occur. L.1999,c.104,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-2 - Assignment of Superior Court judges

2B:2-2. Assignment of Superior Court judges  2B:2-2. Assignment of Superior Court Judges. A judge of the Superior Court may be assigned temporarily by the Chief Justice to any court established by statute and exercise all the powers of that court. Source: N.J.S.2A:3-7, C.2A:3A-21 (P.L.1978, c.33, s.21); N.J.S.2A:6-11; N.J.S.2A:8-11  L.1991,c.119,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-3 - Judge seeking elective office

2B:2-3. Judge seeking elective office  2B:2-3. Judge Seeking Elective Office. A justice or judge of any court of this State, who becomes a candidate for an elective public office, thereby forfeits judicial office, but this section shall not apply to a surrogate. Source: N.J.S.2A:11-2 L.1991,c.119,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-4 - Judicial salaries.

2B:2-4 Judicial salaries.  2B:2-4. Judicial Salaries.  Annual salaries of justices and judges beginning on January 1, 2009 and thereafter shall be: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court $192,795 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court $185,482 Judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division $175,534 Judge of the Superior Court, Assignment Judge $171,731 Judge of the Superior Court; Judge of the Tax Court $165,000 The annual salaries of justices and judges shall be increased by $8,000 in calendar year 2018. The annual salaries of justices and judges set in calendar year 2018, shall be increased by $8,000, beginning on January 1, 2019. The annual salary of justices and judges set on January 1, 2019, shall be increased by $8,000 beginning on January 1, 2020.  Beginning on January 1, 2021, and on January 1 of each year for four years thereafter, the amount of the annual salary determined for the prior calendar year shall be adjusted annually by the State Treasurer in direct proportion to the percent change in the Consumer Price Index over a 12-month period beginning November 1 and ending October 31. For the purpose of this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Area, All Items (1982-84=100), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States Department of Labor. The State Treasurer shall determine the amount of the adjustment by December 1 of each year and the adjustment shall become effective for payments to be made during the calendar year following the determination, beginning with payments made on or after January 1 of each calendar year. An adjustment in the annual payment shall be made only if the percent change in the Consumer Price Index for the period specified is greater than zero. Such an annual adjustment shall in no event be greater than 2 percent. If the reference base of the index is changed, the index used to determine the Consumer Price Index shall be the index converted to the new base by standard statistical methods. The first adjustment determination shall be made by December 1, 2020 and applicable to payments commencing on January 1, 2021. The financial adjustment shall be made on December 1, 2024 and be applicable for payments commencing on January 1, 2025. No further adjustments shall be made thereafter.  amended 1995, c.424, s.1; 1999, c.380, s.6; 2007, c.350, s.1; 2018, c.14, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2-5 - Responsibility for judicial salaries

2B:2-5. Responsibility for judicial salaries  2B:2-5. Responsibility for Judicial Salaries. The State shall be responsible for the cost of the salaries of the justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Superior Court and judges of the Tax Court.  Amended 1991,c.440.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-1 - Definitions

2B:2A-1. Definitions  2B:2A-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, "judge" means any judge of the Superior Court, the Tax Court or a municipal court. Source: C.2A:1B-1 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.1)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-2 - Cause for removal

2B:2A-2. Cause for removal  2B:2A-2. Cause for removal. A judge may be removed from office by the Supreme Court for misconduct in office, willful neglect of duty, or other conduct evidencing unfitness for judicial office, or for incompetence. Source: C.2A:1B-2 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.2)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-3 - Institution of removal proceedings

2B:2A-3. Institution of removal proceedings  2B:2A-3. Institution of removal proceedings. A proceeding for removal may be instituted by either house of the Legislature acting by a majority of all its members, or the Governor, by the filing of a complaint with the clerk of the Supreme Court, or such proceedings may be instituted by the Supreme Court on its own motion. Source: C.2A:1B-3 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.3)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-4 - Prosecution of removal proceedings

2B:2A-4. Prosecution of removal proceedings  2B:2A-4. Prosecution of removal proceedings. The Attorney General or his representative shall prosecute the proceedings unless the Supreme Court shall specially designate an attorney for that purpose. Source: C.2A:1B-4 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.4)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-5 - Suspension pending determination

2B:2A-5. Suspension pending determination  2B:2A-5. Suspension pending determination. The Supreme Court may suspend a judge from office, with or without pay, pending the determination of the proceeding Source: C.2A:1B-5 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.5)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-6 - Preparation of defense; counsel; production of witnesses and evidence

2B:2A-6. Preparation of defense; counsel; production of witnesses and evidence  2B:2A-6. Preparation of defense; counsel; production of witnesses and evidence. The judge shall be given a reasonable time to prepare his defense and shall be entitled to be represented by counsel. The prosecuting attorney and the judge shall have the right of compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at the hearing. Source: C.2A:1B-6 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.6)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-7 - Taking of evidence

2B:2A-7. Taking of evidence  2B:2A-7. Taking of evidence. Evidence may be taken either before the Supreme Court sitting en banc, or before three justices or judges, or a combination thereof, specially designated therefor by the Chief Justice. Source: C.2A:1B-7 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.7)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-8 - Rules governing

2B:2A-8. Rules governing  2B:2A-8. Rules governing. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, proceedings shall be governed by rules of the Supreme Court. Source: C.2A:1B-8 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.8)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-9 - Removal

2B:2A-9. Removal  2B:2A-9. Removal. If the Supreme Court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that there is cause for removal, it shall remove the judge from office. A judge so removed shall not thereafter hold judicial office. Source: C.2A:1B-9 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.9)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-10 - Suspension prior to hearing

2B:2A-10. Suspension prior to hearing  2B:2A-10. Suspension prior to hearing. No hearing to remove a judge from office as provided for in this act shall be held until the cause for suspension, if the cause is a result of an independent civil, criminal or administrative action against the judge, is finally decided in a tribunal in which the judge had an opportunity to prepare his defense and was entitled to be represented by counsel. Source: C.2A:1B-10 (P.L.1970, c 151, s.10)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:2A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:2A-11 - Impeachment proceedings

2B:2A-11. Impeachment proceedings  2B:2A-11. Impeachment proceedings. The action of the Supreme Court may not extend further than removal from office, but proceedings under this act shall not preclude the institution of impeachment proceedings against a judge pursuant to Article VII, Section III of the Constitution or subjecting a judge to such criminal or penal proceedings as may be authorized by law. Source: C.2A:1B-11 (P.L. 1970, c.151, s.11)  L.1993,c.142,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2B:3-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code|Section 2B:3-1 - Appointment of court clerks

2B:3-1. Appointment of court clerks  2B:3-1. Appointment of Court Clerks. a. The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure, and shall fix the salary of, the Clerk and a Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, neither of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes.  b. The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure, and shall fix the salaries of, the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of the Superior Court and the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, none of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes unless the Supreme Court directs otherwise.  c. The clerks of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall select and employ other necessary assistants in accordance with the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes. Source: N.J.S.2A:1-2; N.J.S.2A:1-6; N.J.S.2A:2-3; N.J.S.2A:2-7; N.J.S.2A:6-23  L.1991,c.119,s.1.