Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey

R. 4:21A-8 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:21A-8: Administration, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Administration

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(a) Assignment Judge. The Assignment Judge or other judge designated by order of the Supreme Court shall be responsible for the supervision of the arbitration programs in the vicinage, including the resolution of all issues arising therefrom. The Assignment Judge may delegate all or any of those powers to any Superior Court judge in the vicinage.

(b) Administrative Director of the Courts. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall promulgate such guidelines and forms as required for the implementation of the programs.

(c) Civil Division Manager. The civil division manager or designee for the vicinage shall perform all of the functions specified by these rules and shall serve as arbitration administrator to perform all required non-judicial functions implementing the arbitration program.

Note: Adopted November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraph (a) amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; paragraph (c) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; paragraph (c) amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.

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rule 4:21A-8 "Administration" {
(a) Assignment Judge. The Assignment Judge or other judge designated by order of the Supreme Court shall be responsible for the supervision of the arbitration programs in the vicinage, including the resolution of all issues arising therefrom. The Assignment Judge may delegate all or any of those powers to any Superior Court judge in the vicinage.
(b) Administrative Director of the Courts. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall promulgate such guidelines and forms as required for the implementation of the programs.
(c) Civil Division Manager. The civil division manager or designee for the vicinage shall perform all of the functions specified by these rules and shall serve as arbitration administrator to perform all required non-judicial functions implementing the arbitration program.
Note: Adopted November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraph (a) amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; paragraph (c) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; paragraph (c) amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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