{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:2A-2","heading":"Cause for removal","body":"Cause for removal.  A judge may be removed from office by the Supreme Court for misconduct in office, willful neglect of duty, or other conduct evidencing unfitness for judicial office, or for incompetence. Source: C.2A:1B-2 (P.L.1970, c.151, s.2)\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":"34239d3219a4935575b0039302bcf0b1fbeee4a2aaadefff9f05f20589a8e7a7","source_id":"us-nj","stale":false,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-2a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}