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NOTICE TO THE BAR: JUDICIARY WI-FI COUNTY COURTHOUSES – USE BY ATTORNEYS

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The Judiciary Information Technology Office is upgrading the wireless infrastructure in all Superior Court courthouses. As part of this statewide project, we are discontinuing the wireless network (Wi-Fi) that attorneys have been using in courthouses (“NJ-Attorney”). Attorneys will instead now be able to use the same Judiciary wireless network that the public uses in each of the courthouses: “<county name> Judiciary PublicWifi”. Attorneys using this public Wi-Fi will no longer need to enter their User ID and password, though, however, like the Public, they must accept the End User Agreement to access the wireless network. This change will go into effect on Monday, June 3, 2024.

 

/s/ Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.
Acting Administrative Director of the Courts.

JUDICIARY WI-FI

NOTICE TO THE CRIMINAL BAR: NOTICE TO THE CRIMINAL BAR CONCERNING CUT OFF TIME FOR DEFENDANT COMMITMENT TO JAIL FOR CJP COURT EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2024

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This Notice addresses defendants who have been charged on a Complaint-Warrant and are being committed to the Bergen County Jail for processing and to appear at Central Judicial Processing Court.

Effective immediately, the new cutoff time for new commitments to the Bergen County Jail to be processed by the Pretrial Services Unit for CJP Court is 8:30 AM Monday through Friday and 11:00 AM on weekends and/or holidays. Defendants must be committed to the Bergen County Jail by the aforementioned cut off times and also appear on the Pretrial Services worklist. These cutoff times apply to defendants committed to the jail by local law enforcement as well as defendants who elect to self-surrender. Please note that having a defendant physically appear at a police department or the jail at 8:30 AM on weekdays or 11:00 AM on weekends will not suffice to meet this cutoff. Local police departments and the jail need the time to complete paperwork, fingerprint, and process the defendant. Depending on circumstances at the local police department or at the jail, processing could take up to several hours.

The only exception to the aforementioned cut-off times are defendants who have an unserved complaint warrant (“non-app”) and are taken into custody for processing at the time of their court appearance or while reporting to Pretrial Services. If a defendant is taken into custody at the courthouse before 10:00 AM, the defendant will be seen for CJP the same day.

If the aforementioned cutoff times are not met, the defendant will appear at CJP on the following day. Court staff must abide by the procedures of the Criminal Justice Reform act, which cannot be shortened, expedited, or circumvented. Please direct any questions you may have regarding this notice to Leslie Darcy, Criminal Division Manager, via email at [email protected].

NOTICE TO THE BAR – Filing Deadlines in the Surrogate’s Court

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Counsel and their support staff are reminded to take notice of and comply with the deadlines set forth in court orders. Deadlines are imposed to provide our Superior Court Judges and their staff with adequate time to review the entire file prior to a court proceeding.

Currently, Probate Part and Family Part matters that are filed in the Surrogate’s Court cannot be submitted by either eCourts or JEDS, and for that reason all filings must be completed on paper.  Although courtesy copies of
filings may be emailed to Surrogate’s Court staff, it is counsel’s responsibility to ensure that hard copies of all documentation, including but not limited to proof of effectuated service and proposed judgments, are received by the Surrogate’s Court on or before the deadline set forth by the court.

Hard copies of filings must be received by the Surrogate’s Court on or before the filing deadline to be considered timely.

All matters that are incomplete by filing deadlines are subject to adjournment.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Michael R. Dressler
Bergen County Surrogate

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NOTICE & ORDER REGARDING EXPUNGEMENTS RULE RELAXATION – ATTORNEY APPEARANCES, SUBSTITUTIONS, AND WITHDRAWALS WITHOUT LEAVE OF COURT & WITHOUT FEE

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In expungement matters, pursuant to the Supreme Court’s April 2, 2024 rule relaxation order, attorneys effective May 1, 2024 may appear, substitute or withdraw from representation without leave of court and without payment of any fee.

Click below to read the entire memorandum, notice and order.

Memo – Expungements – Attorney Appearances Substitutions Withdrawals without Leave of Court and without Fee – as signed – 04-25-24 – w attachments

NOTICE TO THE BAR: ORDER REINSTATES LIVE CLE CREDIT REQUIREMENT EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2024

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Effective May 1, 2024, (a)  the Supreme Court’s March 10, 2020, order relaxing live Continuing Legal Education compliance, is hereby rescinded effective immediately; (b) any credits obtained between March 10, 2020, and the effective date of this order shall be considered live-credit hours; and (c) the live requirement is reinstated such that, going forward, courses must comply with the provisions of amended Reg. 103:1(n) to be considered “live” instruction.

Click below for a copy of the order.

ORDER- CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REINSTATEMENT

BERGEN BAR TAX BULLETIN, VOL. 40, NO.4

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Written by: Theodore M. David, Chair, Tax Law Committee

Current Items:                                                             

  1. IRS Field Trip? 
  2. Time’s Almost Up                                                                    

1. There are two things that all kids look forward to during the regular school year. The first, of course, is the snow day. You may be old enough to remember when they used a blast or two on the fire warning siren to let you know it was okay to roll over and stay in bed. These days, everything is connected to your phone or Alexa in every room of your house. Worse yet, in many school systems, the kids are never released to go out to play in the snow but are responsible for online work. I thought this technological revolution was supposed to result in us having fun and more time for it? Read More

NOTICE TO THE BAR: UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING DISTRICT ETHICS COMMITTEES AND THE DISTRICT FEE ARBITRATION COMMITTEE.

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Volunteer attorneys are needed for the District Ethics Committees and Fee Arbitration Committees. To that end, below please find two notices to the Bar .  The first notice reminds retired attorneys that they are permitted to volunteer without placing their retired status in jeopardy.  The second notice announces the increase in ethics/professionalism credits that a participant will receive (specifically from 2 to 4) as well as extending that benefit to include those who volunteer on the District Fee Arb Committee, the DRB and the ACJC.  The existing exemption from pro bono assignments will continue as well.

In addition, information about volunteering on these committees and an application for the same are also listed below.

Ethics – Retired Attorneys and Service on DECs and DFACs – as signed – 03-19-24 (002)

Increased CLE Credits for DEC and DFAC Service_ Amendments to BCLE Reg 202-1(b) Notice to the Bar

CALL_FOR_VOLUNTEERS_DEC_and_DFAC_with_application_Dec._2023

BERGEN BAR TAX BULLETIN, VOL. 40, NO. 3

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Written by: Theodore M. David, Chair, Tax Law Committee

Current Items:                                                                                    

1) IRS and The Lindbergh Case           

1). People sometimes ask what do lawyers do? Now, of course, there is all the paper shuffling associated with various types of personal and business transactions, but for trial lawyers and prosecutors alike, it’s really not that at all. Whether pitching a case to a jury, judge, or the IRS, the job comes down to this: Lawyers paint pictures. You see, clients provide the basic paint colors of some facts, more or less ideally irrefutable. This is not a paint-by-numbers kind of task. Think Salvador Dali. One year, I traced his steps in Spain to his house and museum. BTW there’s one in St. Petersburg, Florida, which is a lot closer. When seen up close, some of his paintings look like a mishmash of dabs of color, but when you step back, your brain registers a complete picture. It’s an amazing phenomenon. Dali painted some pretty weird pictures. Melting clocks bizarre groupings of animals, men and women as well. He was perhaps one of the best self-promoters that has ever lived. Those dashing black eyes matching his turned-up waxed mustache and his antics made him one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. Dali would’ve made a great lawyer. Read More

NOTICE TO THE BAR: VOLUNTEER SERVICES ON DISTRICT ETHICS COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT FEE ARBITRATION COMMITTEES DOES NOT AFFECT RETIRED ATTORNEY STATUS

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The Honorable Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D. has issued a notice clarifying that retired attorneys are permitted to volunteer as members of the District Ethics Committee and the District Fee Arbitration Committee without jeopardizing their retired status.

Please click below to see the Notice and the application to apply as a volunteer. The terms start September 1, 2024.

Notice – Retired Attorneys and Service on DECs and DFACs – as signed – 03-19-24 (1)

CALL_FOR_VOLUNTEERS_DEC_and_DFAC_with_application_Dec._2023

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