Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:32-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:32-1: Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters
(a) Trial Judges Generally.
(1) On or before Monday of each week, each Superior Court and Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report containing such information as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, prescribes. Each Superior Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to that judge’s Assignment Judge. Each Tax Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court.
(2) In addition to the weekly reports required in subparagraph (a)(1), on or before the first Monday of each month, each Superior Court trial judge shall submit to that judge’s Assignment Judge, and each Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court, a report of all reserved decisions that are still undecided as defined by R. 1:36-5.
(b) Judges of Municipal Courts. Every judge of a municipal court shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report for the preceding month and at other times shall submit such other reports all as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, requests.
(c) Clerks and Reporters. The clerks of all courts and all official court reporters and reporter supervisors shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts such reports at such times as are requested.
Note: Source -- R. 1:30-5, 8:13-10(b). Paragraph (a) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (a) redesignated as subparagraph (a)(1) and amended, and subparagraph (a)(2) adopted April 5, 2022 to be effective July 1, 2022.
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rule 1:32-1 "Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters" {
(a) Trial Judges Generally.
(1) On or before Monday of each week, each Superior Court and Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report containing such information as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, prescribes. Each Superior Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to that judge’s Assignment Judge. Each Tax Court trial judge shall forward a copy of such weekly report to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court.
(2) In addition to the weekly reports required in subparagraph (a)(1), on or before the first Monday of each month, each Superior Court trial judge shall submit to that judge’s Assignment Judge, and each Tax Court trial judge shall submit to the Presiding Judge of the Tax Court, a report of all reserved decisions that are still undecided as defined by R. 1:36-5.
(b) Judges of Municipal Courts. Every judge of a municipal court shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts, on prescribed and supplied forms, a report for the preceding month and at other times shall submit such other reports all as the Administrative Director of the Courts, with the approval of the Chief Justice, requests.
(c) Clerks and Reporters. The clerks of all courts and all official court reporters and reporter supervisors shall submit to the Administrative Director of the Courts such reports at such times as are requested.
Note: Source -- R. 1:30-5, 8:13-10(b). Paragraph (a) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (a) redesignated as subparagraph (a)(1) and amended, and subparagraph (a)(2) adopted April 5, 2022 to be effective July 1, 2022.
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referenced_by: 1:36-5, 1:38-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02
R. 1:32-2 → · chapter 1:32 · all rules
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