Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:37-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:37-1: Title of Courts, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Title of Courts
The titles of the courts of this State shall be as follows:
(a) "Supreme Court of New Jersey"
(b) "Superior Court of New Jersey, _______" (here state Law, Chancery or Appellate Division, as appropriate and the part thereof, if any)
(c) "Tax Court of New Jersey"
(d) "Municipal Court of _______" (here state the name of the municipality)
Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-1, 2:1-1, 4:118-1, 5:1-1. Amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended December 20, 1983 to be effective December 31, 1983.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:37-1 "Title of Courts" {
The titles of the courts of this State shall be as follows:
(a) "Supreme Court of New Jersey"
(b) "Superior Court of New Jersey, _______" (here state Law, Chancery or Appellate Division, as appropriate and the part thereof, if any)
(c) "Tax Court of New Jersey"
(d) "Municipal Court of _______" (here state the name of the municipality)
Note: Source-R.R. 1:1-1, 2:1-1, 4:118-1, 5:1-1. Amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended December 20, 1983 to be effective December 31, 1983.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 1:37-2 → · chapter 1:37 · all rules
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