Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:31-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:31-1: Location of Courtrooms; Judges' Chambers; Clerks' Offices, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Location of Courtrooms; Judges' Chambers; Clerks' Offices
All courtrooms, judges' chambers and clerks' offices shall be located in public buildings, except that where adequate facilities are not available in public buildings, conveniently located, the Administrative Director of the Courts may approve their location in some other appropriate place.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:28-7, 6:2-3(b)(d), 8:2-1, 8:13-6.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:31-1 "Location of Courtrooms; Judges' Chambers; Clerks' Offices" {
All courtrooms, judges' chambers and clerks' offices shall be located in public buildings, except that where adequate facilities are not available in public buildings, conveniently located, the Administrative Director of the Courts may approve their location in some other appropriate place.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:28-7, 6:2-3(b)(d), 8:2-1, 8:13-6.
}
referenced_by: 1:33-6
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 1:31-2 → · chapter 1:31 · all rules
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