Rules of Court · Part 8 · New Jersey

R. 8:9-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 8:9-1: Form of Judgment, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Form of Judgment

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The final determination of any matter heard by the Tax Court shall be by a judgment signed by the Court or by the Tax Court Administrator acting under the Court’s direction. An interlocutory determination shall be by an order signed by the Court. Any proposed form of order shall provide the following language whereby the Tax Court may indicate whether the order constitutes a final judgment: “This order is a final judgment from which the time to file an appeal shall begin to run: Yes [ ] No [ ].” Where a standard form of judgment is in use by the Tax Court, the judgment shall be in accordance with the form unless a party shall request a change in the form prior to the issuance of the judgment, in which case the form shall be settled and then submitted to the Court in accordance with R. 4:42-1.

Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended July 14, 1992 to be effective September 1, 1992; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.

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rule 8:9-1 "Form of Judgment" {
The final determination of any matter heard by the Tax Court shall be by a judgment signed by the Court or by the Tax Court Administrator acting under the Court’s direction. An interlocutory determination shall be by an order signed by the Court. Any proposed form of order shall provide the following language whereby the Tax Court may indicate whether the order constitutes a final judgment: “This order is a final judgment from which the time to file an appeal shall begin to run: Yes [ ] No [ ].” Where a standard form of judgment is in use by the Tax Court, the judgment shall be in accordance with the form unless a party shall request a change in the form prior to the issuance of the judgment, in which case the form shall be settled and then submitted to the Court in accordance with R. 4:42-1.
Note: Adopted June 20, 1979 to be effective July 1, 1979; amended July 14, 1992 to be effective September 1, 1992; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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