Election of Surrogates. A Surrogate shall be elected to serve in each county for a five-year term commencing January 1 after election. The Surrogate shall be both the Judge and Clerk of the Surrogate's Court.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:14-1
Election of surrogates
Known as the State Judicial Unification Act
The act spans §§ 2B:10-1 to 2B:9-1 (254 sections).
L.1999,c.70,s.1.
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