There are 21 counties in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Superior Court subsumed and replaced the New Jersey County Courts, which were abolished in 1978. [1] The Superior Court has 15 vicinages (jurisdictional districts or circuits), some encompassing two or three counties, each of which has its own courthouse or courthouses. [2] [3] Frequently the county courthouse is home to the appropriate vicinage of the Superior Court. Some counties have different facilities for different divisions, such as the criminal, civil, family, and finance courts. [4] [5] In some counties there are other buildings which house court facilities where proceedings take place, some of which are historic county courthouse or administration buildings, which may also serve as offices for county, state or federal agencies.
Many court buildings have been evaluated by the state historic preservation office (SHPO) and have been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (NJRHP) and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), either individually or as contributing properties (CP) to historic districts. [6] Several have been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Three courthouses (at Salem, Sussex, and Burlington) dating from the 18th century that are among the oldest courthouses in the United States still in active use. [7]
The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, the state capital, is home the administrative headquarters of the statewide court system of the Judiciary of New Jersey, including the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court. [8]
The below lists include buildings in active use as well as extant historic buildings that have served county courthouses.
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Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The area is the oldest part of the city, along the banks of the Passaic River and its Great Falls. It is roughly bounded by Interstate 80, Garret Mountain Reservation, Route 19, Oliver Street, and Spruce Street on the south; the Passaic River, West Broadway, Cliff Street, North 3rd Street, Haledon Avenue, and the borough of Prospect Park on the west; and the Passaic River also to the north.
Sussex County Courthouse is located in Newton, the county seat Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S. It is part 10th vicinage of the New Jersey Superior Court.
The Old Salem County Courthouse is a courthouse located in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey.
The Passaic County Court House complex is located at the seat of Passaic County, New Jersey in Paterson.
Civic Square is the government district in Downtown New Brunswick, the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, where numerous county governmental buildings are located along with other city and federal public buildings such as New Brunswick City Hall, the New Brunswick Main Post Office, and the New Brunswick Free Public Library. South of New Brunswick Station, it is bounded by the city's theater district, which includes the Mason Gross School of the Arts, the State Theatre, the Crossroads Theatre, George Street Playhouse and the Livingston Avenue Historic District which includes the Henry Guest House and the Willow Grove Cemetery.
The Flemington Historic District is a historic district in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. After evaluation by the state historic preservation office (SHPO) it was listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places ) and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. One has been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
The Burlington County Courthouse is located in Mount Holly, the county seat of Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S., which itself is coterminous with the 3rd vicinage. The historic courthouse continues to handle judicial proceedings.
The Cumberland County Courthouse is the historic traditional courthouse for Cumberland County, New Jersey located in the county seat, Bridgeton. It in the 15th vicinage.
The Atlantic County Courthouse is the historical courthouse for Atlantic County, New Jersey located in the county seat of Mays Landing, itself a part of Hamilton Township, U.S. It now houses the Office of County Clerk. The Atlantic County Sheriff's Office and older county jails are behind the building.
The Warren County Courthouse is in Belvidere, the county seat of Warren County, New Jersey, U.S. It is part of the 13th vicinage.
The courthouses of Mercer County are located in Trenton, the county seat, and capital of New Jersey, United States. They are home 7th vicinage of the New Jersey Superior Court as well as numerous county offices.
The Camden County Hall of Justice is the county courthouse for Camden County, New Jersey, located in the county seat, the City of Camden. It in the 4th vicinage for the New Jersey Superior Court.