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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:2-1

Number of judges

Known as the State Judicial Unification Act

The act spans §§ 2B:10-1 to 2B:9-1 (254 sections).

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.

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

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