Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:21-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:21-5: Counsellors; Masters Abolished; Conclusion of Use of Special Master and Special Ethics Master Terminology, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Counsellors; Masters Abolished; Conclusion of Use of Special Master and Special Ethics Master Terminology
(a) The titles of Counsellor-at-law of this State, Master of the Superior Court, and Special Master, Commissioner or Examiner of the Superior Court are abolished.
(b) The terminology of “special master” and “special ethics master” in individual cases (and any other uses) shall be replaced with “special adjudicator” and “special ethics adjudicator.”
Note: Source-R.R. 1:21-1, 1:21-2, 1:21-3; caption amended, text designated as paragraph (a), and new paragraph (b) adopted May 7, 2024 to be effective immediately.
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rule 1:21-5 "Counsellors; Masters Abolished; Conclusion of Use of Special Master and Special Ethics Master Terminology" {
(a) The titles of Counsellor-at-law of this State, Master of the Superior Court, and Special Master, Commissioner or Examiner of the Superior Court are abolished.
(b) The terminology of “special master” and “special ethics master” in individual cases (and any other uses) shall be replaced with “special adjudicator” and “special ethics adjudicator.”
Note: Source-R.R. 1:21-1, 1:21-2, 1:21-3; caption amended, text designated as paragraph (a), and new paragraph (b) adopted May 7, 2024 to be effective immediately.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:21-4 · R. 1:21-6 → · chapter 1:21 · all rules
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