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R. 1:15-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:15-2: Limitations on Practice of Attorneys Serving as Clerks and Employees of Courts and Judges, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Limitations on Practice of Attorneys Serving as Clerks and Employees of Courts and Judges
An attorney who is a clerk or deputy clerk of any court, other than a surrogate or deputy surrogate, or who is, or is in the employ of or regularly assigned to a court, judge, or court clerk, shall not practice in any court, but the limitation so imposed upon him shall not be greater than the limitation on the practice of the judge of such court. An attorney who is, or is regularly assigned to, a jury commissioner, grand jury or probation department shall not practice in any court in that county.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:26-2. As to a surrogate or deputy surrogate, see R. 1:15-1(d).
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:15-2 "Limitations on Practice of Attorneys Serving as Clerks and Employees of Courts and Judges" {
An attorney who is a clerk or deputy clerk of any court, other than a surrogate or deputy surrogate, or who is, or is in the employ of or regularly assigned to a court, judge, or court clerk, shall not practice in any court, but the limitation so imposed upon him shall not be greater than the limitation on the practice of the judge of such court. An attorney who is, or is regularly assigned to, a jury commissioner, grand jury or probation department shall not practice in any court in that county.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:26-2. As to a surrogate or deputy surrogate, see R. 1:15-1(d).
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:15-1 · R. 1:15-3 → · chapter 1:15 · all rules
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