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A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.
The New Jersey Superior Court subsumed and replaced the New Jersey County Courts, which were abolished in 1978. [1] The Superior Court has 15 vicinages (jurisdictional districts or circuits ), some encompassing two or three counties, each of which has its own courthouse or courthouses.
The Union County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Union County, New Jersey located in the county seat of Elizabeth. [7] The 17 story, 238 ft (73 m) tall Neoclassical building, completed in 1931, is the tallest in the city. [1] [8] It is a contributing property to the Mid-Town Historic District. [6]
Other New Jersey counties plan to follow suit sometime soon, following the lead of Passaic County, she said. Beginning on the third Tuesday in January, night court sessions will be held from 5 to ...
The Superior Court is the state court in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with statewide trial and appellate jurisdiction.The New Jersey Constitution of 1947 establishes the power of the New Jersey courts: under Article Six of the State Constitution, "judicial power shall be vested in a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, and other courts of limited jurisdiction."
There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 252 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 241 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.
For Sussex County-wide positions, incumbent Gary Chisano is running unopposed for a five-year term as county surrogate. The Surrogate Court oversees probating of wills and in the absence of a will ...
Union County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the county was the state's seventh-most-populous county [8] with a population of 575,345, [5] [6] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 38,846 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 536,499. [9]