{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:2A-10","heading":"Suspension prior to hearing","body":"Suspension prior to hearing.  No hearing to remove a judge from office as provided for in this act shall be held until the cause for suspension, if the cause is a result of an independent civil, criminal or administrative action against the judge, is finally decided in a tribunal in which the judge had an opportunity to prepare his defense and was entitled to be represented by counsel. Source:  C.2A:1B-10 (P.L.1970, c 151, s.10)\nL.1993,c.142,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":"8b9afb13e4176a77f7c6dd154836c9b741bdd0814ea037197d3d391557259d79","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}