Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:15-18 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:15-18: Prosecution of Removal Proceedings and of Other Proceedings Before the Supreme Court, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Prosecution of Removal Proceedings and of Other Proceedings Before the Supreme Court
(a) All phases of removal proceedings held pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:2A-1 to -10 shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General or a representative of the Attorney General unless the Court shall specially designate an attorney for such purpose (see N.J.S.A. 2B:2A-4).
(b) All proceedings in matters other than removal proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Disciplinary Counsel to the Committee or by such other attorney as the Committee may designate for such purpose.
Note: Adopted July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption deleted and new caption adopted, text of former Rule 2:15-18 amended and incorporated into paragraph (a) of Rule 2:15-23, text of former Rule 2:15-15 amended and incorporated into paragraph (a) of Rule 2:15-18, new paragraph (b) adopted February 3, 1997 to be effective March 1, 1997; paragraph (b) amended December 2, 2019 to be effective immediately.
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rule 2:15-18 "Prosecution of Removal Proceedings and of Other Proceedings Before the Supreme Court" {
(a) All phases of removal proceedings held pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:2A-1 to -10 shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General or a representative of the Attorney General unless the Court shall specially designate an attorney for such purpose (see N.J.S.A. 2B:2A-4).
(b) All proceedings in matters other than removal proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Disciplinary Counsel to the Committee or by such other attorney as the Committee may designate for such purpose.
Note: Adopted July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; caption deleted and new caption adopted, text of former Rule 2:15-18 amended and incorporated into paragraph (a) of Rule 2:15-23, text of former Rule 2:15-15 amended and incorporated into paragraph (a) of Rule 2:15-18, new paragraph (b) adopted February 3, 1997 to be effective March 1, 1997; paragraph (b) 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
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