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Category Archives: Bergen County Superior Court

NOTICE REGARDING JUDICIAL REASSIGNMENTS IN CRIMINAL AND FAMILY PARTS

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In accordance with the release of the new general assignment, effective 9/1/26, the following Judge reassignments have been made.

Judge Purvin will be leaving Criminal and moving to the Family Division.

Judge Ramundo will assume Judge Purvin’s caseload and will move to Room 406. Karen Covello will be his Team Leader.

Judge Wilcox will be the Detention Judge and will move to Room 401. Svetlana Kubis will be his Team Leader.

Judge Doyle will assume Judge Wilcox’s calendar and will move to Room 304. Melissa Oxley will be his Team Leader.

Judge Kim is transferring to Criminal from the Family Division and will assume Judge Doyle’s caseload and will be in Room 312. Diane Gundlah will be her Team Leader.

Judges Sattely, Militello, and Doyle will still remain the FERPO Judges.

Judges Kazlau, Ramundo, and Doyle will handle guns.

For the complete General Assignment Order signed by Chief Justice Rabner, please click below.

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT ORDER

NJSBA’S FAMILY LAW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADR SURVEY

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The NJSBA’S Family Law Executive Committee is asking all family law practitioners to complete the survey below so that we may gather data on Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). The survey includes questions about mediation, arbitration, parenting coordination, and the Court Rules governing ADR. It also addresses our Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel system. They have prepared this survey to provide the benefit of the community-at-large’s wisdom. The data gathered from this survey will inform our strategies and recommendations for implementing change. We encourage all family law practitioners to participate in this survey and thank you for your time.

Please click on the link below to participate in the survey.

https://www.njfamilylawadrsurvey.com/

COURTHOUSE UPDATES

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GENERAL EQUITY DIVISION – EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Superior Court Judge Darren T. DiBiasi is designated as the Presiding Judge of the General Equity Division of the Superior Court for Bergen County.

https://www.njcourts.gov/notices/order-superior-court-judge-darren-t-dibiasi-designated-bergem-general-equity-presiding

Superior Court Judge Nicholas Ostuni, Sr., is assigned to the General Equity Division of the Superior Court in Bergen County. Judge Ostuni is assigned to Room 424.

https://www.njcourts.gov/notices/order-superior-court-judge-nicholas-ostuni-sr-reassigned-bergem-general-equity-effective

CIVIL DIVISION – EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6, 2025
Superior Court Judge Kevin P. Kelly is assigned to the Civil Division of the Superior Court in Bergen County. Judge Kelly will be assigned to Room 324 as of January 14, 2025.

https://www.njcourts.gov/notices/order-superior-court-judge-kevin-p-kelly-reassigned-bergen-civil-division

CRIMINAL DIVISION – EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2025
Superior Court Judge James M. Doyle is assigned to the Superior Court, Criminal Division, Bergen County (Vicinage 2). Judge Doyle will be assigned to Room 312 by January 17, 2025, Chambers # 201-221-0700 ext. 25505.

https://www.njcourts.gov/notices/order-new-superior-court-judge-james-m-doyle-assigned-bergen-criminal-division

ATTORNEYS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CLAIMS AGAINST NEW JERSEY THROUGH ONLINE PORTAL

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From the NJSBA’s Daily Briefing:

Starting July 11, all tort and contract claims filed against the state of New Jersey must be submitted through a digital portal on the state’s website. The new process is required for claims involving all state departments, agencies, employees and officials, including state colleges and universities except for Rutgers University. Learn more about the procedure here.

RECOVERY COURT REFRESHER

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This memorandum is to serve as a basic refresher regarding Recovery Court. Recovery Court, which has been in existence for over 20 years, serves as a diversionary sentence for non-violent criminal offenders. The crimes do not have to necessarily involve controlled dangerous substances. Rather, the crimes must have been committed as the result of a person’s drug/alcohol addiction or in furtherance of a person’s addiction. Recovery Court targets offenders who would be most likely to benefit from treatment and who do not pose a risk to public safety. Should a defendant be offered an attractive plea deal, the question becomes whether the sentence would be the best recourse for a defendant with addiction issues. Read More

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 Leslie.darcy@njcourts.gov.

PARENTING COORDINATION REDUX

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Written by Bruce E. Chase, Esq., Co-Chair, Family Law Committee

In March 2007, the Bergen Vicinage was chosen to be one of the four (4) vicinages chosen to implement a Pilot Program for the appointment of Parent Coordinators. (See Notice dated 4/2/07). The Pilot Program was terminated by Notice of the Supreme Court AOC in November 2012. Upon the termination of the Pilot Program, Family Part judges were authorized to appoint PCs in specific cases in any vicinage. (See 2012 Notice). In the Notice terminating the Pilot Program, the court noted that if appointed, the PC must “be qualified to serve either by consent of the parties or by the court in the same manner as other experts.” Read More

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