Essex Vicinage

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General Operations

Court Locations
Court Hours, Holidays, Emergency Closing
General Information
Access for the Disabled

Superior Court of New Jersey-Essex Vicinage Court Complex Locations

Hall of Records
465 Dr. Martin L. King, Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102
Civil Division Small Claims Court Landlord/Tenant Court Surrogate's Court Arbitration & Mediation

Wilentz Justice Complex
212 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Family Information Center Family Division & Courts Child Support Enforcement General Equity Courts

Veterans Courthouse
50 West Market St., Newark, NJ 07102
Court Administration Human Resources Civil Customer Service Criminal Division & Courts Office of the Ombudsman Information & Community Relations Center

Probation Services Division
60 Evergreen Place, East Orange, NJ 07018
Adult Supervision Juvenile Supervision Community Service Programs

Court Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Court Holidays:

New Year's Day Labor Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Columbus Day
Lincoln's Birthday Election Day
Washington's Birthday Veteran's Day
Good Friday Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Christmas Day
Independence Day

Emergency Closings

Information regarding emergency closings or closings due to weather conditions can be obtained by calling (973) 693-5700, or by visiting the Judiciary Web Site at: www.njcourtsonline.com/closings.htm.

General Information

Automated Attendant (973) 693-5700

The automated attendant provides general court-related information including directions to the courthouse, location of disabled parking and accessible entrances, locations of courtrooms and judges, and special services and assistance.

Security

Essex County Sheriff's Department personnel screen all persons, including jurors, when entering the court complex. To expedite this process, please observe the following:

Remove all metal objects that will activate the metal detector (including keys, coins, cell phones, cigarette packs, foil wrappers and large buckles). If the metal detector activates as you pass through, the Officer will use a hand-held metal detector to screen you.
Purses and other carried items, such as brief cases and backpacks, will be x-rayed. Leave pocket knives, scissors, pepper spray, etc. at home or in your vehicle. All weapons and potential safety hazards will be confiscated.
Cameras and recording devices are prohibited.

Office of the Trial Court Administrator
Room 514 - Veterans Courthouse (973) 693-5701
The Trial Court Administrator is the administrative arm of the courts within the vicinage, under the direction of the Assignment Judge and the Administrative Director of the Courts. The responsibilities of the Trial Court Administrator include the provision of technical and managerial support to the Assignment Judge and Administrative Director with respect to budget development and expenditures, the supervision of all judicial support personnel, program development and analysis, and facilities and resource management.

The Assistant Trial Court Administrators assist the Trial Court Administrator by guiding and overseeing the division managers in case processing, and in areas such as the Interpreters Unit, Complementary Dispute Resolution, Judiciary Volunteers, Records Management, Facilities, Court Security, Transcripts, Law Library, and the Information and CommunityRelations Center. They oversee labor management issues and ensure compliance with Federal and State laws and policies regarding public access and employment.

Media & Press Inquiries (973) 693-5701
Contact the Trial Court Administrator's Office for the Assignment Judge's approval for the use of photographic, video or audio equipment in the courthouse. New Jersey Supreme Court Guidelines for media and press coverage of proceedings in the courts of New Jersey can be obtained from the Information & Community Relations Center or the Office of the Trial Court Administrator.

Law Library (973) 693-5723
Room 512 - New Courts Building
The law library is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The law library has approximately 10,000 to 20, 000 volumes including New Jersey Official Reporters and Statutes, New York Statutes and the United States Code Annotated.

The library does not provide Internet Service. Attorneys that have their own Westlaw account, may access it in the library by using their own password. In addition, the library is not a lending library, however a coin operated copier is available for public use. Books must be re-shelved after use. Cell phone use in the library is prohibited.

Finance Division (973) 693-5734
Payments are accepted at the cashier windows, located on the 1^st floor of the Veterans Courthouse for the following: filing fees, fines, restitution, escrow accounts, landlord/tenant, small claims, transcripts, warrants of removal, wage executions, bail, probation, applications for record checks, expungements, municipal appeals, PTI applications and gun permits.

Payments for probation fines, fees and restitution are accepted on the 1^st floor of 60 Evergreen Place in East Orange.

Payments for child support, family and general equity filing fees, fines, restitution, and escrow are accepted on the 1^st floor of the Wilentz Justice Complex in Newark.

All checks must be made payable to: Superior Court of NJ.

Civil Drop-Box
1^st Floor-New Courts BuildingThe Civil Drop-Box accepts court documents and payments after regular business hours. Documents are stamped automatically with date and time. Documents received before 7pm will be considered same-day mail. Documents received after 7pm will be considered next-day mail. The box is closed Friday evening through Sunday.

Transcripts (973) 693-5780/5779
Rooms 165 & 183 - Veterans CourthouseThe Transcripts Unit handles requests for court transcripts and provides them as a matter of public record. Fees are payable by check or money order. Call the transcript unit to find out the amount of the deposit, and the name of the transcript company assigned to the request. Transcripts for Family Court cases can be obtained in Room 1053 of the Wilentz Justice Complex, 212 Washington Street.

Public Access Terminals
Information & Community Relations Center - Room 132
Two computers are available to the public to access Civil and Criminal case information. The computers are available from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday and are used on a first-come, first-served basis.

In order to access Civil Division case information, the researcher must have a name or docket number. Additional information may be obtained from the Civil Records Vault located in Room 240 of the Hall of Records.

For Criminal Division cases, researchers can only access information using an individual's name. Requests for copies of criminal case records must be submitted to the Criminal Records Unit in Room 100S of the New Courts Building.

Copy Machine
Information & Community Relations Center - Room 132A self-service coin-operated copier is available to all court users and visitors in the Information and Community Relations Center, Room 132 of the Veterans Courthouse. Copies are 10¢ per page.

Facilities
For the public's convenience, a cafeteria is located on the 3^rd floor of the Hall of Records. Vending machines are located in the first floor lobby of the New Courts Building and on the first floor of the Wilentz Justice Complex. A small convenience store and an ATM are located on the first floor of the Wilentz Justice Complex. All public restrooms are wheelchair accessible. The restrooms in the Wilentz Justice Complex have baby-changing stations.

Division of Human Resources (973) 693-5740
Room 612 - Veterans Courthouse
The Essex Vicinage employs more than 1,000 employees and is the busiest vicinage in the state. We offer diverse career opportunities in entry-level, para-professional, professional and management positions. Interested applicants may obtain a listing of judiciary positions by visiting the Human Resources office or the judiciary web site at www.njcourtsonline.com/jobs/index.htm. Job listings are also available on the State of New Jersey Home Page at http://www.state.nj.us/personnel/vacancy/vacancy.htm

Access for the Disabled

ADA Coordinator (973) 693-5707/5725
TDD/TTY (973) 693-5715
Room 514 - Veterans Courthouse
The judiciary is committed to providing equal access to its services and programs in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Each courthouse has a coordinator responsible for implementing the ADA. Disabled individuals who need an accommodation are encouraged to contact the ADA Coordinator.

The judiciary will make reasonable accommodations for disabled persons in a way that integrates the individual into the mainstream of court activities to the fullest extent possible.

The disabled person is responsible for requesting an accommodation and the judiciary is responsible for providing a reasonable accommodation.

Advance notice to the court of the need for auxiliary aids or service is strongly encouraged. The ADA Coordinator should be notified at least two weeks in advance of court sessions and hearings. For ongoing services and programs, the ADA Coordinator should be notified at least 48 hours in advance. For emergencies or urgent requests, the ADA Coordinator should be notified immediately. We will make every effort to fulfill all requests.

The judiciary also fosters compliance with the law by conducting training of judges and court staff, completing required renovations and construction, and acquiring ADA compliant facilities. Consistent with the law, the judiciary endeavors to ensure compliance with the ADA by vendors and providers of goods and services to the courts.

The following Auxiliary Aids are available for courtroom and administrative support needs in the Essex Vicinage: