Rules of Court · Part 7 · New Jersey
R. 7:7-10 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 7:7-10: Joint Representation, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Joint Representation
No attorney or law firm shall enter an appearance for or represent more than one defendant in a multi-defendant trial or enter a plea for any defendant without first securing the court's permission by motion made in the presence of the defendants who seek joint representation. The motion shall be made as early as practicable in the proceedings in order to avoid delay of the trial. For good cause shown, the court may allow the motion to be brought at any time.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 3:8-2. Adopted October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 7:7-10 "Joint Representation" {
No attorney or law firm shall enter an appearance for or represent more than one defendant in a multi-defendant trial or enter a plea for any defendant without first securing the court's permission by motion made in the presence of the defendants who seek joint representation. The motion shall be made as early as practicable in the proceedings in order to avoid delay of the trial. For good cause shown, the court may allow the motion to be brought at any time.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 3:8-2. Adopted October 6, 1997 to be effective February 1, 1998.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 7:7-9 · R. 7:7-11 → · chapter 7:7 · all rules
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