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'''New Jersey Vicinage 7''' is a [[vicinage]], or district, of [[New Jersey Superior Courts|superior courts]] in [[New Jersey]]. It serves [[Mercer County, New Jersey (Judicial)|Mercer County]].<ref>[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mercer/ ''New Jersey Courts'', "Mercer County Vicinage," accessed May 13, 2014]</ref>
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==Judges==
The '''New Jersey Vicinage 7''' resides in [[New Jersey]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
*[[Mary C. Jacobson]] ''(Assignment judge)'' <ref>[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/notices/2012/n120130b.pdf ''Supreme Court of New Jersey, Press Release'', "Jacobson designated Assignment Judge," January 25, 2012]</ref>


===Civil Division===
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
*[[Douglas H. Hurd]] ''(Presiding judge)''
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]
*[[Anthony M. Massi]]
*[[F. Patrick McManimon]]
*[[Darlene J. Pereksta]]


===Family Division===
==Jurisdiction==
*[[Catherine Fitzpatrick]] ''(Presiding judge)''
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*[[William Anklowitz]]
* [[Rahat N. Babar]]
* [[Supti Bhattacharya]]
* [[Jodi F. Bouer]]
*[[Lawrence P. DeBello]]
*[[F. Lee Forrester]]
*[[Janetta D. Marbrey]]
*[[Peter E. Warshaw]]
* [[Russell Wojtenko Jr.]]


===Criminal Division===
==Selection method==
*[[Gerald J. Council]] ''(Presiding judge)''
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*[[Robert C. Billmeier]]
*[[Thomas M. Brown (New Jersey Vicinage 7 Superior Court judge)|Thomas M. Brown]]
*[[Pedro J. Jimenez]]
*[[Timothy P. Lydon]]
*[[Thomas W. Sumners]]
* [[Sherry L. Wilson]]
 
===Chancery Division===
*[[Paul Innes]] ''(Presiding judge)''
<ref>[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mercer/judgeph.htm ''New Jersey Courts'', "Mercer Vicinage, Judges Directory"]</ref>
 
==Former judges==
*[[Mark J. Fleming]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[New Jersey Superior Courts]]
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*[[Mercer County, New Jersey (Judicial)|Mercer County, New Jersey]]
*[[Courts in New Jersey]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mercer/ ''New Jersey Courts'', "Mercer County Vicinage"]
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*[https://www.njcourts.gov/ New Jersey courts]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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The New Jersey Vicinage 7 resides in New Jersey. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

Superior Court of New Jersey and Miscellaneous - Post-1948 general jurisdiction over all cases. Includes the Law Division, Chancery Division, Probate Division, Appellate Division and county/regional vicinages. Probate Division responsible for post-1900 estate filings.[2]

Selection method

See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges

The 371 judges of the New Jersey Superior Court are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate. Newly appointed judges serve for seven years, after which they may be reappointed to serve until age 70.[3]

The chief judges of the superior courts are designated by the chief justice of the state supreme court to serve indefinitely.[3]

Qualifications
To be eligible to serve on the superior courts, one needs only to have practiced law in New Jersey for at least 10 years and be under the age of 70. Retirement at 70 is mandatory.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. New Jersey Department of State, "Judiciary Branch," accessed May 18, 2023
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Jersey," archived October 2, 2014