Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:4-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:4-1: Time: From Judgments, Orders, Decisions, Actions and From Rules, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Time: From Judgments, Orders, Decisions, Actions and From Rules
the Judiciary’s own words for this rule, from its self-help pages; the rule itself is under Code
“The appeal must be filed in the Appellate Division of Superior Court within 45 days of the court’s decision.”
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In the Judiciary’s words, not ours: these are the sentences from njcourts.gov self-help that describe what this rule does. The rule itself is under Code; the two are not the same document.
rule 2:4-1 "Time: From Judgments, Orders, Decisions, Actions and From Rules" {
(a) Except as set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2), appeals from final judgments of courts, final judgments or orders of judges sitting as statutory agents, and final judgments of the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall be filed within 45 days of their entry.
(1) Appeals from final judgments terminating parental rights and appealable orders in adoption matters shall be filed within 21 days of their entry.
(2) Direct appeals from judgments of conviction and sentences shall be filed within 45 days of entry of trial court orders granting petitions for post-conviction relief pursuant to R. 3:22-11 under the limited circumstances where defendant has demonstrated ineffective assistance of counsel in trial counsel's failure to file a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence upon defendant's timely request.
(3) Appeals from orders granting pretrial detention shall be filed within 7 days of their entry and follow the process described in R. 2:9-13.
(b) Appeals from final decisions or actions of state administrative agencies or officers, other than appeals from judgments of the Division of Workers' Compensation and other than those governed by R. 8:2 (tax matters) and by R. 4:74-8 (Wage Collection Section appeals), shall be taken within 45 days from the date of service of the decision or notice of the action taken.
(c) Applications for leave to appeal from interlocutory orders, decisions or actions shall be made within the time provided by R. 2:5-6(a).
Note: Source – R.R. 1:3-1, 4:88-15(a), 4:88-15(b)(7); paragraph (b) amended November 27, 1974 to be effective April 1, 1975; paragraph (b) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; paragraph (a) amended June 26, 2012 to be effective September 4, 2012; effective date of June 26, 2012 amendments changed to November 5, 2012 by order of August 20, 2012; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018; paragraph (a) amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022.
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referenced_by: 2:4-4, 2:7-1, 3:23-2
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 2:4-2 → · chapter 2:4 · all rules
The Rules of Court are a government edict and carry no copyright; the text above is the Judiciary’s own publication, unchanged. Structure, links and highlighting are ours and carry no legal weight. Read the rule on njcourts.gov before you rely on it; amendments take effect each September 1.