Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey

R. 4:36-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:36-1: County Where Tried, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

County Where Tried

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Superior Court actions pending in the Law Division shall be tried in the county in which the venue is laid; those pending in the Chancery Division shall be tried in counties designated by the Chief Justice except that where tried by a jury, they shall be heard in the county in which the venue is laid unless the court otherwise orders.

Note: Source-R.R. 4:41-1.

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rule 4:36-1 "County Where Tried" {
Superior Court actions pending in the Law Division shall be tried in the county in which the venue is laid; those pending in the Chancery Division shall be tried in counties designated by the Chief Justice except that where tried by a jury, they shall be heard in the county in which the venue is laid unless the court otherwise orders.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:41-1.
}
referenced_by: 4:32-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

R. 4:36-2 → · chapter 4:36 · all rules

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