Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:33-6 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:33-6: Presiding Judges of Functional Units, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Presiding Judges of Functional Units
(a) Except as provided by the Chief Justice or by the Supreme Court, the Assignment Judge may delegate to the Presiding Judge of each functional unit within the vicinage, judicial duties and responsibilities allocated to the Assignment Judge by these rules.
(b) In addition to judicial duties, the Presiding Judge of each functional unit within the vicinage shall be responsible for the expeditious processing to disposition of all matters filed within that unit.
(c) The Presiding Judge annually shall submit to the Trial Court Administrator and Assignment Judge, budget and personnel needs and recommendations for the unit at such times and in such format and in accordance with such procedures as shall be prescribed by the Administrative Director.
(d) The Presiding Judge shall perform such additional administrative duties as shall be assigned by the Assignment Judge and shall be responsible for the implementation and enforcement within the court of all administrative rules, policies and directives of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice, the Administrative Director and the Assignment Judge.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:31-1, 6:2-1A, 7:7-2, 7:7-8, 7:7-9, 7:19-2 (first sentence), 7:20-2(a), 8:7-1 (third and fourth sentences), 8:13-3A. Formerly R. 1:33-4, redesignated and amended October 26, 1983 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (a) adopted and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) redesignated (b), (c), and (d), respectively November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraphs (b) (c) and (d) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
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rule 1:33-6 "Presiding Judges of Functional Units" {
(a) Except as provided by the Chief Justice or by the Supreme Court, the Assignment Judge may delegate to the Presiding Judge of each functional unit within the vicinage, judicial duties and responsibilities allocated to the Assignment Judge by these rules.
(b) In addition to judicial duties, the Presiding Judge of each functional unit within the vicinage shall be responsible for the expeditious processing to disposition of all matters filed within that unit.
(c) The Presiding Judge annually shall submit to the Trial Court Administrator and Assignment Judge, budget and personnel needs and recommendations for the unit at such times and in such format and in accordance with such procedures as shall be prescribed by the Administrative Director.
(d) The Presiding Judge shall perform such additional administrative duties as shall be assigned by the Assignment Judge and shall be responsible for the implementation and enforcement within the court of all administrative rules, policies and directives of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice, the Administrative Director and the Assignment Judge.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:31-1, 6:2-1A, 7:7-2, 7:7-8, 7:7-9, 7:19-2 (first sentence), 7:20-2(a), 8:7-1 (third and fourth sentences), 8:13-3A. Formerly R. 1:33-4, redesignated and amended October 26, 1983 to be effective immediately; new paragraph (a) adopted and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) redesignated (b), (c), and (d), respectively November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraphs (b) (c) and (d) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
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referenced_by: 1:33-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:33-5 · R. 1:33-6A → · chapter 1:33 · all rules
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