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R. 1:30-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:30-2: Terms of court; stated sessions of superior and county court, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Terms of court; stated sessions of superior and county court
(a) Terms. All courts shall hold one term annually, commencing on such date as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. Matters not concluded in a term shall be carried to the succeeding term, but the continued existence or expiration of a term of court in no way affects the power of the court to do any act or take any proceeding in any action which has been pending before it.
(b) Sessions. Within each term of the Superior Court, Law Division there shall be 3 stated sessions commencing at times fixed by the Chief Justice.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-3, 1:28A, 2:1-2, 3:1-4, 4:6-2 (second sentence), 4:118-3. Paragraph (a) amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004.
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rule 1:30-2 "Terms of court; stated sessions of superior and county court" {
(a) Terms. All courts shall hold one term annually, commencing on such date as shall be fixed by the Chief Justice. Matters not concluded in a term shall be carried to the succeeding term, but the continued existence or expiration of a term of court in no way affects the power of the court to do any act or take any proceeding in any action which has been pending before it.
(b) Sessions. Within each term of the Superior Court, Law Division there shall be 3 stated sessions commencing at times fixed by the Chief Justice.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-3, 1:28A, 2:1-2, 3:1-4, 4:6-2 (second sentence), 4:118-3. Paragraph (a) amended December 21, 1971 to be effective January 31, 1972; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-25; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:30-1 · R. 1:30-3 → · chapter 1:30 · all rules
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