Directions to the Union County Courthouse
2 Broad Street (at Rahway Avenue)
Elizabeth, New Jersey
07207
From NJ Turnpike
(Approximate distance: 1.7 miles)
Get off at Exit 13.
Follow signs to NJ 439 (Bayway Avenue). Come off ramp, stay on Bayway Avenue.
At the fourth light, turn right onto South Broad Street. Follow South Broad
Street one mile. The Courthouse will be on your left.
From Garden State Parkway
(Approximate distance: 3.5 miles)
Get off at Exit 140.
Follow signs saying Elizabeth - NJ 82 East, (NJ 82 is also known as Morris
Avenue. Turn right onto Morris Avenue. Follow Morris Avenue to the end in
Elizabeth - approximately 3 miles to the end, turn left - then right under the
railroad overpass onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street for approximately
½ mile. At the fourth traffic signal the Courthouse will be on your
right.
U.S. 1 & 9 from the North
(Approximate distance: 2 3/4 miles)
Take U.S. 1 & 9
South past Newark International Airport into Elizabeth. Follow U.S. 1 & 9
for approximately 2 miles. After going under the railroad overpass, keep right
for approximately ½ mile. Take the exit ramp immediately before crossing
the Elizabeth River Bridge (viaduct). At the stop sign, turn right onto
Elizabeth Avenue. From the turn onto Elizabeth Avenue, it is approximately 3/8
mile to the Courthouse.
U.S. 1 & 9 from the South
(Approximate distance: 2 ½ miles)
Follow U.S. 1
& 9 North through Linden past the I-278 turnoff. Stay on U.S. 1 & 9 for
1 ½ miles past I-278. Keep right. Follow the ramp off the highway to
Pearl Street. Turn left onto Pearl Street. Follow Pearl Street approximately
3/4 of a mile to South Broad Street. Turn right onto South Broad Street. Follow
South Broad Street one block North, approximately 1/4 of a mile.
U.S. 22 from the West
(Approximate distance 3 ½ miles)
Follow U.S. 22
into Union Township past the center islands that is between the eastbound and
westbound roadways. Follow U.S. 22 for about one more mile. Turn right onto (NJ
82) Morris Avenue to Elizabeth. Follow Morris Avenue to the dead end at the
railroad overpass in Elizabeth - approximately 3 miles. Turn left then right
onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to the fourth traffic signal -
approximately ½ mile.
From Rt. 78 West
(Approximate distance: 6 ½ miles)
Take Rt 78
East to the Union-Springfield exit. Turn left onto Morris Avenue (NJ 82).
Follow the signs - approximately 6 miles. Stay on Morris Avenue to the end at
the Railroad overpass in Elizabeth. Turn left, then right onto Broad Street.
Follow Broad Street for ½ mile to the fourth traffic signal.
There is metered parking throughout the area. Metered lots are on Dickinson Street, Caldwell Place, Elizabethtown Plaza and Elizabeth Avenue. All are a short walk to the Courthouse. Jury parking is available in the garage at the corner of Dickinson Street and Jefferson Avenue.
Office Building Directory
Trial Court Facilities in Union County
In the Vicinage of Union County, the Law and Chancery Divisions of the Superior Court are located in the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The court complex is comprised of three buildings in downtown Elizabeth. Main Courthouse is located at 2 Broad Street at the corner of Rahway Avenue. Courthouse Annex Building is located just behind the Main Courthouse on Elizabethtown Plaza. Albender Building is located at 1143-1145 East Jersey Street. This is approximately three blocks from the Main Courthouse. (See map)
| Assignment Clerk - Civil | Main Courthouse | 1st Floor |
| Assignment Clerk - Criminal | Courthouse | 5th Floor |
| Assignment Clerk - Family | Courthouse Annex | 2nd Floor |
| Assignment Clerk - Matrimonial | Courthouse Annex | 1st Floor |
| Child Placement Review Board | Albender Building | 2nd Floor |
| Civil Arbitration | Albender Building | 2nd Floor |
| Court Administrator | Main Courthouse | 15th Floor |
| Court Reporters | Main Courthouse | 3rd Floor |
| Family Part Hearing Officer | Albender Building | 1st Floor |
| Grand Jury | Old Annex | 6th Floor |
| Jury Management | Main Courthouse | 2nd Floor |
| Law Library | Courthouse Annex | Basement |
| Matrimonial, Early Settlement | Albender Building | 2nd Floor |
| Motion Clerk - Civil | Main Courthouse | 1st Floor |
| Motion Clerk - Criminal | Courthouse | 5th Floor |
| Motion Clerk - Family | Courthouse Annex | 2nd Floor |
| Municipal Division | Main Courthouse | 3rd Floor |
| Pre-sentence Unit | Albender Building | 1st Floor |
| Pre-trial Intervent | Albender Building | 3rd Floor |
| Probation Dept. | Albender Building | 3rd -10th Floors |
| Special Civil Part | Main Courthouse | 3rd Floor, rear |
| Surrogate | Main Courthouse - rear | 2nd Floor, rear |