Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:15-16 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:15-16: Motion by Judge, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Motion by Judge
Within seven days of the receipt of notice of a Presentment by the Committee, the judge may move in writing before the Supreme Court, on five days' notice to the Committee and to the Attorney General, or to such other attorney as may be designated to prosecute the matter pursuant to Rule 2:15-18, for an order dismissing or modifying the recommendation set forth in the Committee's Presentment.
Note: Adopted July 23, 1974, effective immediately; caption deleted and new caption adopted, text of former Rule 2:15-16 amended and incorporated into paragraph (b) of Rule 2:15-22, text of former Rule 2:15-13 amended and incorporated into Rule 2:15-16 February 3, 1997 to be effective March 1, 1997; amended December 2, 2019 to be effective immediately.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 2:15-16 "Motion by Judge" {
Within seven days of the receipt of notice of a Presentment by the Committee, the judge may move in writing before the Supreme Court, on five days' notice to the Committee and to the Attorney General, or to such other attorney as may be designated to prosecute the matter pursuant to Rule 2:15-18, for an order dismissing or modifying the recommendation set forth in the Committee's Presentment.
Note: Adopted July 23, 1974, effective immediately; caption deleted and new caption adopted, text of former Rule 2:15-16 amended and incorporated into paragraph (b) of Rule 2:15-22, text of former Rule 2:15-13 amended and incorporated into Rule 2:15-16 February 3, 1997 to be effective March 1, 1997; amended December 2, 2019 to be effective immediately.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:15-15A · R. 2:15-17 → · chapter 2:15 · all rules
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