{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-14-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:14-1","heading":"Election of surrogates","body":"Election of Surrogates.  A Surrogate shall be elected to serve in each county for a five-year term commencing January 1 after election.  The Surrogate shall be both the Judge and Clerk of the Surrogate's Court.\nL.1999,c.70,s.1.","path":["TITLE 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"3c57d0841c9401cdec77ec14239fa460d6e6a44cc9e3ff29d89fb213745f82e8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-13-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-14-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}