{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-14-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:14-4","heading":"Disqualification; referral to assignment judge","body":"Disqualification; referral to Assignment Judge.\na.\tNeither the Surrogate nor any employee of the Surrogate's office may perform duties respecting a matter if the Surrogate is a fiduciary or has an interest in a matter.\nb.\tWhen the Surrogate and employees are disqualified from performing their duties, the matter shall be referred to the Assignment Judge of the county for appropriate disposition.\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":"16ca60f6fae6774b2643b2738b91f880e3dc539b0fb1acf82ea4e6f022a76d11","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-14-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-14-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}