Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:35-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:35-3: Trial by the Court, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Trial by the Court
Except as provided by R. 4:35-1(d) and 4:35-2, all issues of fact not triable of right by a jury shall be decided by the court without a jury, whether or not any other issues are submitted to a jury. If certain of the issues are to be decided by a jury and others by the court, the court shall determine the sequence in which the issues shall be tried.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:40-2.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:35-3 "Trial by the Court" {
Except as provided by R. 4:35-1(d) and 4:35-2, all issues of fact not triable of right by a jury shall be decided by the court without a jury, whether or not any other issues are submitted to a jury. If certain of the issues are to be decided by a jury and others by the court, the court shall determine the sequence in which the issues shall be tried.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:40-2.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:35-2 · R. 4:35-4 → · chapter 4:35 · all rules
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