{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:2-1","heading":"Number of judges.","body":"Number of Judges.\na.\tThe Superior Court shall consist of 463 judges.\nb. (1) The Superior Court shall at all times consist of the following number of judges, who at the time of their appointment and reappointment were resident of each county:\nAtlantic\t\t11\nBergen\t\t\t28\nBurlington\t\t10\nCamden\t\t16\nCape May\t\t4\nCumberland\t\t7\nEssex\t\t\t34\nGloucester\t\t11\nHudson\t\t24\nHunterdon\t\t3\nMercer\t\t\t9\nMiddlesex\t\t24\nMonmouth\t\t18\nMorris\t\t\t16\nOcean\t\t\t15\nPassaic\t\t\t17\nSalem\t\t\t3\nSomerset\t\t6\nSussex\t\t\t4\nUnion\t\t\t20\nWarren\t\t\t3\n(2)\tAdditionally, the following number of those judges of the Superior Court satisfying the residency requirements set forth above shall at all times sit in the county in which they reside:\nAtlantic\t\t4\nBergen\t\t\t12\nBurlington\t\t4\nCamden\t\t8\nCape May\t\t2\nCumberland\t\t4\nEssex\t\t\t14\nGloucester\t\t6\nHudson\t\t6\nHunterdon\t\t2\nMercer\t\t\t6\nMiddlesex\t\t8\nMonmouth\t\t4\nMorris\t\t\t6\nOcean\t\t\t8\nPassaic\t\t\t6\nSalem\t\t\t2\nSomerset\t\t4\nSussex\t\t\t2\nUnion\t\t\t6\nWarren\t\t\t2\namended 1991, c.177, s.1; 1993, c.346; 1993, c.347; 1995, c.352; 1996, c.52, s.7; 1999, c.104, s.1; 2001, c.243, s.1; 2001, c.250, s.13; 2008, c.26; 2016, c.103.","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":"8b4cd946ce0e882cab9b1fd6357d9455f3af321395665041d73b482957b87d66","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-1-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}