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.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 2B - Court Organization and Civil Code
Section 2B:1-2 - Preservation of court records
Section 2B:1-3 - Criminal history record information.
Section 2B:1-4 - Electronic access to court records
Section 2B:1-5 - Electronic payment systems established by courts.
Section 2B:1-6 - "Court Technology Improvement Fund"
Section 2B:1-7 - Adoption of Rules of Court.
Section 2B:1-8 - Public announcement of rules, delivery of copies.
Section 2B:1-9 - "21st Century Improvement Fund."
Section 2B:1-10 - Allocation of monies.
Section 2B:1-11 - Submission of reports by Administrative Director of the Courts.
Section 2B:1-12 - Submission of reports by Legal Services of New Jersey.
Section 2B:1-13 - Revision, supplementation of certain fees.
Section 2B:1-14 - Information about the expungement process, legal services programs.
Section 2B:2-1 - Number of judges.
Section 2B:2-1.1 - Information relative to Superior Court nominees
Section 2B:2-2 - Assignment of Superior Court judges
Section 2B:2-3 - Judge seeking elective office
Section 2B:2-4 - Judicial salaries.
Section 2B:2-5 - Responsibility for judicial salaries
Section 2B:2A-2 - Cause for removal
Section 2B:2A-3 - Institution of removal proceedings
Section 2B:2A-4 - Prosecution of removal proceedings
Section 2B:2A-5 - Suspension pending determination
Section 2B:2A-6 - Preparation of defense; counsel; production of witnesses and evidence
Section 2B:2A-7 - Taking of evidence
Section 2B:2A-8 - Rules governing
Section 2B:2A-10 - Suspension prior to hearing
Section 2B:2A-11 - Impeachment proceedings
Section 2B:3-1 - Appointment of court clerks
Section 2B:3-2 - Clerks, offices and duties
Section 2B:3-4 - Clerk of the Superior Court as named party
Section 2B:4-1 - Special counsel
Section 2B:4-2 - Appointment of additional employees
Section 2B:4-3 - Appointment of staff of justices and judges
Section 2B:4-4 - Grand jury clerks
Section 2B:5-1 - Secretarial and legal staff of justices and judges
Section 2B:5-2 - Administrative staff for Superior Court
Section 2B:5-3 - Compensation of employees administering trust fund
Section 2B:6-1 - Courtrooms and equipment security
Section 2B:6-2 - Rental of chambers
Section 2B:6-3 - Service of process
Section 2B:6-4 - Multi-county vicinage; apportionment of costs
Section 2B:6-5 - Expenses incurred by order of Supreme Court
Section 2B:6-6 - Statewide County Corrections Information System.
Section 2B:6-7 - "Statewide CCIS Operations Account;" funding.
Section 2B:7-1 - Reporting of court proceedings; court reporters
Section 2B:7-2 - Assignment; designation of supervisors
Section 2B:7-3 - Temporary service
Section 2B:7-4 - Transcript; fees.
Section 2B:7-5 - Employment of court reporters
Section 2B:7-6 - Records and reports
Section 2B:9-1 - Effect of abolition of particular courts
Section 2B:10-2 - Findings, declarations
Section 2B:10-4 - State costs, employees, and fees after 1994
Section 2B:10-5 - Certification of base year amount
Section 2B:10-6 - Schedule for payment of county share
Section 2B:10-8 - Determination of county tax levy
Section 2B:10-9 - Certification of payroll record information
Section 2B:10A-1 - Findings, declarations relative to probation officers
Section 2B:10A-2 - "Probation Officer Community Safety Unit"
Section 2B:10A-3 - Self-defense training for probation officers
Section 2B:11-2 - Findings, declarations
Section 2B:11-4 - Elections for majority representatives
Section 2B:11-5 - State service applicable; tranferred employees; personnel procedures
Section 2B:11-6 - Seniority, benefits, etc. tranferred
Section 2B:11-7 - Transfer to the Public Employees' Retirement System
Section 2B:11-8 - Temporary disablity, unemployment insurance benefits
Section 2B:11-9 - Health, medical benefits
Section 2B:11-10 - Reimbursement for premium charges for Part A of Medicare
Section 2B:11-11 - Health care benefits upon retirement, eligibility
Section 2B:11-12 - Right to review, void certain adjustments
Section 2B:12-1 - Establishment of municipal courts.
Section 2B:12-2 - Name of court
Section 2B:12-3 - Place of court
Section 2B:12-4 - Judge of municipal court; term of office appointment
Section 2B:12-5 - Additional municipal judges.
Section 2B:12-6 - Designation of acting judges
Section 2B:12-7 - Qualifications of judges; compensation
Section 2B:12-9 - Presiding judge of the municipal courts
Section 2B:12-10 - Municipal court administrator and personnel
Section 2B:12-11 - Certification of municipal court administrators.
Section 2B:12-12 - Bond or insurance
Section 2B:12-13 - Powers of administrator
Section 2B:12-14 - Officers empowered to execute process
Section 2B:12-15 - Courtrooms and equipment
Section 2B:12-16 - Territorial jurisdiction.
Section 2B:12-17 - Jurisdiction of specified offenses
Section 2B:12-17.1 - Responsibility for notification.
Section 2B:12-18 - Jurisdiction of specified offenses where indictment and trial by jury are waived
Section 2B:12-20 - Municipal housing court; jurisdiction.
Section 2B:12-21 - Officials authorized to act for court
Section 2B:12-22 - Periodic service of imprisonment
Section 2B:12-23 - Default in payment of fine; community service
Section 2B:12-23.1 - Penalties payable in installments; alternative penalties.
Section 2B:12-24 - Costs charged to complainant in certain cases
Section 2B:12-25 - Records and standards for municipal courts
Section 2B:12-26 - Docketing judgment
Section 2B:12-27 - Employment of prosecutor by county, municipality.
Section 2B:12-30 - Automated Traffic System Fund
Section 2B:12-30.1 - Automated Traffic System Statewide Modernization Fund.
Section 2B:12-31 - Suspension of driving privileges.
Section 2B:12-32 - Purging of records for violators of certain municipal ordinances.
Section 2B:12-33 - Application of act.
Section 2B:12-34 - Regional municipal court pilot program.
Section 2B:12-35 - Jurisdiction of regional municipal court.
Section 2B:12-36 - Disposition of fines, costs collected.
Section 2B:12-37 - Judicial appointments.
Section 2B:12-38 - Certain regional municipal courts to begin hearing cases.
Section 2B:13-1 - Establishment
Section 2B:13-2 - Jurisdiction
Section 2B:13-5 - Locations; facilities
Section 2B:13-6 - Judges; number; qualifications
Section 2B:13-7 - Term of office; retirement
Section 2B:13-8 - Compensation not to be reduced; prohibition against gainful employment
Section 2B:13-9 - Impeachment and removal; incapacity
Section 2B:13-10 - Presiding judge
Section 2B:13-11 - Annual report
Section 2B:13-12 - Assignment of judges to other courts
Section 2B:13-14 - Small claims division jurisdiction
Section 2B:13-15 - Conduct of hearing
Section 2B:14-1 - Election of surrogates
Section 2B:14-2 - Bond of surrogates
Section 2B:14-3 - Salaries of surrogates.
Section 2B:14-4 - Disqualification; referral to assignment judge
Section 2B:14-5 - Filling vacancy in surrogate's office
Section 2B:14-6 - Recorded documents
Section 2B:14-7 - Acknowledgment, proof
Section 2B:14-10 - Deputy surrogate; special deputy surrogate
Section 2B:14-11 - Special probate clerk
Section 2B:14-12 - Executive secretary; chief clerk
Section 2B:14-13 - Other employees' appointment; compensation
Section 2B:14-14 - Preparation of annual budget request by county surrogate.
Section 2B:19-2 - Findings, declarations.
Section 2B:19-3 - Comprehensive Enforcement Program Fund
Section 2B:19-4 - Deduction of collections to fund program
Section 2B:19-6 - Transfer of matters involving the collection of monies.
Section 2B:19-7 - Transfer of disobeyed community service matters
Section 2B:19-8 - Inability to fulfill financial obligations of sentence; procedure
Section 2B:19-9 - Recommendation of hearing officer; approval.
Section 2B:19-10 - Referral of uncollected DMV surcharges
Section 2B:19-11 - Additional duties of program concerning public defender liens
Section 2B:20-1 - Qualifications of jurors
Section 2B:20-2 - Preparation of juror source list.
Section 2B:20-3 - Questionnaires concerning qualifications
Section 2B:20-4 - Public and random selection of jurors
Section 2B:20-5 - Certification, filing and posting of juror lists
Section 2B:20-6 - Designation of period of service for petit jury panels
Section 2B:20-7 - Summoning of jurors
Section 2B:20-8 - Form and service of summons
Section 2B:20-9 - Excuses and deferrals by Assignment Judge
Section 2B:20-10 - Grounds for excuse from jury service.
Section 2B:20-11 - Deferral of jury service
Section 2B:20-12 - Retention of records
Section 2B:20-13 - Discharge of unneeded jurors
Section 2B:20-14 - Failure to respond to questionnaire or summons
Section 2B:20-15 - Notice and collection of fines
Section 2B:20-16 - Excuse from employment for jury duty; compensation
Section 2B:20-17 - Employment protection
Section 2B:20-18 - Oath of allegiance
Section 2B:21-1 - Number of grand juries
Section 2B:21-2 - Impaneling grand jury
Section 2B:21-3 - Oath of grand jurors
Section 2B:21-4 - Vacancies in grand jury
Section 2B:21-5 - Selection of foreperson and deputy foreperson
Section 2B:21-6 - Swearing of witnesses by foreperson
Section 2B:21-8 - Record of proceedings
Section 2B:21-9 - Statement of investigation
Section 2B:21-10 - Unauthorized disclosure of grand jury proceedings
Section 2B:22-1 - Impaneling State grand jury
Section 2B:22-2 - Powers and duties of State grand jury
Section 2B:22-3 - Selection of State grand jurors
Section 2B:22-4 - Summoning of State grand jurors
Section 2B:22-5 - Judicial supervision of State grand jury
Section 2B:22-6 - Presentation of evidence to State grand jury
Section 2B:22-7 - Return of indictment or presentment
Section 2B:22-8 - Expenses of State grand jury
Section 2B:23-1 - Number of jurors
Section 2B:23-2 - Selection of trial jury from panel
Section 2B:23-3 - Impaneling of additional jurors
Section 2B:23-4 - Names of selected trial jurors
Section 2B:23-5 - Names of jurors drawn for trial jury replace in pool
Section 2B:23-6 - Oath of jurors
Section 2B:23-7 - Oath of officer attending jury
Section 2B:23-8 - Jurors to serve beyond period for which drawn until completion of trial
Section 2B:23-9 - Juries drawn from other counties
Section 2B:23-10 - Examination of jurors.
Section 2B:23-11 - Challenge to qualifications of jurors
Section 2B:23-12 - Interest in action by or against county or municipality
Section 2B:23-13 - Peremptory challenges.
Section 2B:23-14 - Trial of challenges to jurors
Section 2B:23-15 - Time for making challenges
Section 2B:23-16 - Jury of view
Section 2B:23-17 - Verdict by five-sixths of the jury
Section 2B:23-18 - Disagreement of jurors
Section 2B:24-1 - Findings, declarations relative to municipal public defenders
Section 2B:24-2 - Definitions relative to municipal public defenders
Section 2B:24-3 - Appointment of municipal public defenders, chief municipal public defender
Section 2B:24-4 - Requirements for municipal public defenders
Section 2B:24-5 - Compensation of municipal public defender
Section 2B:24-6 - Duties of municipal public defender
Section 2B:24-7 - Representation of indigent defendants
Section 2B:24-8 - Communications protected under attorney-client privilege
Section 2B:24-9 - Eligibility for services of municipal public defender
Section 2B:24-10 - Investigation of financial status of defendant
Section 2B:24-11 - Eligibility of defendant under 18 years of age
Section 2B:24-12 - Reimbursement to municipality
Section 2B:24-13 - Lien on property of defendant
Section 2B:24-14 - Compromise, settlement of claims
Section 2B:24-15 - Books for recording liens
Section 2B:24-16 - Collection of money due municipality
Section 2B:24-17 - Application fee, waiver; deposit in dedicated fund
Section 2B:25-1 - Findings, declarations relative to municipal prosecutors.
Section 2B:25-2 - Definitions relative to municipal prosecutors.
Section 2B:25-3 - Exemptions for municipal prosecutor currently serving.
Section 2B:25-4 - Appointment, qualifications for municipal prosecutor; compensation.
Section 2B:25-5 - Duties of municipal prosecutor; use of special counsel, private attorneys.
Section 2B:25-6 - Vacancies, filling, alternative representation.
Section 2B:25-7 - Supersedure by Attorney General, county prosecutor.
Section 2B:25-8 - Reimbursement to Attorney General, county prosecutor.
Section 2B:25-9 - Removal from office, procedure.
Section 2B:25-10 - Training programs, certification.
Section 2B:25-11 - Acceptance of plea to lesser offense.
Section 2B:25-12 - Motion to amend original charge.
Section 2B:50-1 - Action for replevin
Section 2B:50-2 - Temporary relief; on notice