List of county courthouses in New Jersey

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There are 21 counties in the state of New Jersey. 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.[2][3] Frequently the county courthouse is home to the appropriate vicinage of the Superior Court. Some counties have different facilities for different divisions, such as the criminal, civil, family, and finance courts.[4][5] In some counties there are other buildings which house court facilities where proceedings take place, some of which are historic county courthouse or administration buildings, which may also serve as offices for county, state or federal agencies.

Many court buildings have been evaluated by the state historic preservation office (SHPO) and have been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (NJRHP) and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), either individually or as contributing properties (CP) to historic districts.[6] Several have been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). Three courthouses (at Salem, Sussex, and Burlington) dating from the 18th century that are among the oldest courthouses in the United States still in active use.[7]

The Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, the state capital, is home the administrative headquarters of the statewide court system of the Judiciary of New Jersey, including the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.[8]

The below lists include buildings in active use as well as extant historic buildings that have served county courthouses.

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Courthouses[]

County,
Courthouse,
Location 		Image Map Built,
Architect 		SHPO
NJRHP (SR)
NRHP (NR)
HABS 		Notes References
Atlantic,
Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex,
Mays Landing,
Hamilton Township
39°26′18″N 74°41′28″W / 39.4383°N 74.6912°W / 39.4383; -74.6912 (Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex) 		Map of New Jersey highlighting Atlantic County.svg 1978 [9][10]
Atlantic,
Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex,
Atlantic City
39°21′50″N 74°25′36″W / 39.3640°N 74.4266°W / 39.3640; -74.4266 (Atlantic County Civil Courts Complex) 		AtlanticCountyCivilCourthouse.tif Map of New Jersey highlighting Atlantic County.svg [9]
Bergen,
Bergen County Court House,
Hackensack
40°52′43″N 74°02′38″W / 40.8786°N 74.0438°W / 40.8786; -74.0438 (Bergen County Court House Complex) 		BergenCountyCourtHouse2.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Bergen County.svg 1910–12,
James Riely Gordon 		SR: 520 (1982)
NR: 83001468 (1983) 		[11][12][13][6]
Burlington,
Burlington County Courthouse,
Mount Holly
39°59′46″N 74°47′21″W / 39.9961°N 74.7891°W / 39.9961; -74.7891 (Burlington County Courthouse) 		Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 15, 1936 SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Burlington County Courthouse, High Street, Mount Holly, Burlington County, HABS NJ,3-MOUHO,1-1.tif Map of New Jersey highlighting Burlington County.svg 1796,
Michael Rush 		CP: Mount Holly Historic District
SR: 842 (1972)
NR: 73001084 (1973)
HABS NJ-27 		[14][15][16]
Camden,
Camden County Hall of Justice,
Camden
39°56′35″N 75°07′21″W / 39.9430°N 75.1225°W / 39.9430; -75.1225 (Camden County Hall of Justice) 		CamdenHallof Justice.tif Map of New Jersey highlighting Camden County.svg 1982 [17][18]
Cape May,
Cape May County Courthouse,
Cape May Court House,
Middle Township
39°05′00″N 74°49′26″W / 39.0834°N 74.8238°W / 39.0834; -74.8238 (Cape May County Courthouse) 		CapeMayCountyCourtHouse1927.tif Map of New Jersey highlighting Cape May County.svg 1927,
Edwards & Green 		[9][19]
Cumberland,
Cumberland County Courthouse,
Bridgeton
39°25′39″N 75°14′21″W / 39.4275°N 75.2391°W / 39.4275; -75.2391 (Cumberland County Courthouse) 		Cumberland County Courthouse NJ.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Cumberland County.svg 1909,
Watson & Huckel 		CP: Bridgeton Historic District
SR: 1020 (1982)
NR: 82001043 (1982) 		[20][21]
Essex,
Essex County Courthouse,
Newark
40°44′14″N 74°10′44″W / 40.7372°N 74.1789°W / 40.7372; -74.1789 (Essex County Courthouse) 		Essex Co Court full sun jeh.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Essex County.svg 1905,
Cass Gilbert,
Piccirilli Brothers 		SR: 1246 (1975)
NR: 75001135 (1975) 		Family Court located in Gibraltar Building [22][23]
Gloucester,
Gloucester County Courthouse,
Woodbury
39°50′19″N 75°09′12″W / 39.8386°N 75.1534°W / 39.8386; -75.1534 (Gloucester County Courthouse) 		GLOUCESTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WOODBURY, NJ.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Gloucester County.svg 1885,
Hazelhurst and Huckel 		CP:
SR: 1429 (1988) 		Also a Gloucester County Family Court building [20][24]
Hudson,
Hudson County Courthouse,
Jersey City
40°43′54″N 74°03′27″W / 40.7316°N 74.0575°W / 40.7316; -74.0575 (Hudson County Courthouse) 		BrennanCourthouse retouched.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Hudson County.svg 1910,
Hugh Roberts 		SR: 1510 (1970)
NR: 70000385 (1970)
HABS NJ-841 		[25][26]
[27][28]
Hudson,
Hudson County Administration Building,
Jersey City
40°43′57″N 74°03′29″W / 40.7326°N 74.0581°W / 40.7326; -74.0581 (Hudson County Administration Building) 		Hudson County Admin Bldg (from Pavonia Avenue).jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Hudson County.svg 1953, 1964 [25][28]
Hunterdon,
Hunterdon County Courthouse,
Flemington
40°30′45″N 74°51′38″W / 40.5125°N 74.8606°W / 40.5125; -74.8606 (Hunterdon County Courthouse) 		Map of New Jersey highlighting Hunterdon County.svg 1996 [29]
Mercer,
Mercer County Criminal Courthouse,
Trenton
40°12′55″N 74°45′48″W / 40.2154°N 74.7633°W / 40.2154; -74.7633 (Mercer County Criminal Courthouse) 		Map of New Jersey highlighting Mercer County.svg 2013 [30][31][32]
Mercer,
Mercer County Civil Courthouse,
Trenton
40°13′01″N 74°45′50″W / 40.2170°N 74.7638°W / 40.2170; -74.7638 (Mercer County Civil Courthouse) 		Map of New Jersey highlighting Mercer County.svg [30]
Middlesex,
Middlesex County Courthouse,
Civic Square,
New Brunswick
40°29′41″N 74°26′43″W / 40.4946°N 74.4454°W / 40.4946; -74.4454 (Middlesex County Courthouse) 		MiddlesexCountyCourthouseNBNJ3.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Middlesex County.svg 1959 Also a Middlesex County Family Courthouse (see table below) [33][34][35]
Monmouth,
Monmouth County Courthouse,
Freehold
40°15′51″N 74°16′42″W / 40.2642°N 74.2782°W / 40.2642; -74.2782 (Monmouth County Courthouse) 		MonmouthCountyCourtHouse.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Monmouth County.svg 1954,
James W. Mancusa 		[36][37]
Morris,
Morris County Courthouse,
Morristown
40°47′52″N 74°29′02″W / 40.79773°N 74.48397°W / 40.79773; -74.48397 (Morris County Courthouse) 		MorrisCountyCourthouse.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Morris County.svg 1827,
Lewis Carter,
Joseph M. Lindsley 		SR: 2190
NR: 77000898 		[38][39]
Ocean,
Ocean County Courthouse,
Toms River
39°57′11″N 74°11′41″W / 39.95300°N 74.19475°W / 39.95300; -74.19475 (Ocean County Courthouse) 		Ocean County Courthouse.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Ocean County.svg 1851 SR:
NR: 83001610 		[40][41]
Passaic,
Passaic County Court House,
Paterson
40°54′48″N 74°10′16″W / 40.9134°N 74.1711°W / 40.9134; -74.1711 (Passaic County Courthouse) 		Passaic County Administration Building.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Passaic County.svg 1904 [42][43][44]
Salem,
Salem County Court House,
Salem
39°34′22″N 75°27′58″W / 39.5729°N 75.4661°W / 39.5729; -75.4661 (Salem County Courthouse) 		SalemCountyCourtHouse1969.tif Map of New Jersey highlighting Salem County.svg 1969 [20][45]
Somerset,
Somerset County Courthouse,
Somerville
40°34′06″N 74°36′37″W / 40.56844°N 74.61039°W / 40.56844; -74.61039 (Somerset County Courthouse) 		SomervilleCourtHouse.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Somerset County.svg 1907–09 SR: 2582
NR: 89001216 		[29][46]
Sussex,
Sussex County Judicial Center,
Newton
41°03′31″N 74°45′17″W / 41.0587°N 74.7547°W / 41.0587; -74.7547 (Sussex County Courthouse) 		New Sussex County Courthouse County Jail Newton NJ.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Sussex County.svg 1992 [38][47]
Union,
Union County Courthouse,
Elizabeth
40°39′44″N 74°12′58″W / 40.66216°N 74.21602°W / 40.66216; -74.21602 (Union County Courthouse) 		File-UnionCoCourtHouse.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Union County.svg 1925–31,
Albert Randolph Ross 		SR: 2665 (1994)
NR: 950001143 (1995) 		[48][49][50]
Warren,
Warren County Courthouse,
Belvidere
40°49′39″N 75°04′35″W / 40.8275°N 75.0765°W / 40.8275; -75.0765 (Warren County Courthouse) 		BELVIDERE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WARREN COUNTY.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Warren County.svg 1826,
L. H. Lewis 		CP: Belvidere Historic District
SR: 2747 (1978)
NR: 80002525 (1981) 		[29][51]

Historic buildings, annexes, additional and alternative courthouses[]

County,
Courthouse,
Location 		Image Map Built,
Architect 		SHPO
NJRHP (SR)
NRHP (NR)
HABS 		Notes References
Atlantic,
Atlantic County Courthouse,
Mays Landing,
Hamilton Township
39°27′07″N 74°43′34″W / 39.452°N 74.726°W / 39.452; -74.726 (Atlantic County Courthouse) 		Atlantic County Courthouse.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Atlantic County.svg 1838, 1916, 1978 CP: Mays Landing Historic District
SR: 338 (1990)
NR: 90001245 (1990) 		Office of County Clerk [10]
Cape May,
Old Cape May County Courthouse,
Cape May Courthouse,
Middle Township
39°05′02″N 74°49′24″W / 39.08375°N 74.82326°W / 39.08375; -74.82326 (Old Cape May County Courthouse Building) 		Cape May Court House.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Cape May County.svg 1848 SR: 1006
NR: 81000389
HABS NJ-1112 		[19][52]
Hunterdon,
Old Hunterdon County Courthouse,
Flemington
40°30′38″N 74°51′34″W / 40.51045°N 74.85933°W / 40.51045; -74.85933 (Old Hunterdon County Courthouse) 		Hunterdon County Courthouse.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Hunterdon County.svg 1828,
Springer 		CP: Flemington Historic District
SHPO: 79 (1977)
SR: 1587 (1980)
NR: 80002493 (1980)
HABS NJ-771 		[53][54]
Mercer,
Mercer County Courthouse,
Trenton
40°12′57″N 74°45′45″W / 40.21585°N 74.76263°W / 40.21585; -74.76263 (Mercer County Courthouse) 		2014-08-30 11 09 08 View of Mercer County Court House in Trenton, New Jersey from the north.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Mercer County.svg 1900–02,
William Slack 		Mercer County Prosecutors Office [55][31]
Middlesex,
Middlesex County Family Courthouse,
Civic Square,
New Brunswick
40°29′33″N 74°26′50″W / 40.4924°N 74.4471°W / 40.4924; -74.4471 (Middlesex County Family Courthouse) 		MiddlesexFamilyCouthouse1.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Middlesex County.svg 2000 [56]
Passaic,
Old Passaic County Court House,
Paterson
40°54′50″N 74°10′16″W / 40.91392°N 74.17112°W / 40.91392; -74.17112 (Old Passaic County Court House) 		Passaic County Court House - Paterson, New Jersey.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Passaic County.svg 1902,
Fred Wesley Wentworth (supervising architect) 		CP: Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House & Post Office Historic District

SR: 5441 (2015)
NR: 15000443 (2015)

[43][57][58]
Passaic,
Passaic County Court House Annex,
Paterson
40°54′52″N 74°10′17″W / 40.91437°N 74.17141°W / 40.91437; -74.17141 (Passaic County Court House Annex) 		PassaicCountyCourtHouseAnnex1.tiff Map of New Jersey highlighting Passaic County.svg 1899,
Fred Wesley Wentworth 		[43][57]
Salem,
Old Salem County Courthouse,
Salem
39°34′20″N 75°28′00″W / 39.57214°N 75.46666°W / 39.57214; -75.46666 (Old Salem County Courthouse) 		Salem Courthouse Mkt St.JPG Map of New Jersey highlighting Salem County.svg 1735, 1818 CP: Market Street Historic District
SR: 2449
NR: 75001157 		2nd oldest U.S. courthouse in continual use [45]
Sussex,
Sussex County Courthouse,
Newton
41°03′32″N 74°45′13″W / 41.05879°N 74.75365°W / 41.05879; -74.75365 (Sussex County Courthouse) 		Sussex County Courthouse (1847), Newton, NJ.jpg Map of New Jersey highlighting Sussex County.svg 1765 original
1847 rebuilt 		CP: Newton Town Plot Historic District
SR: 2618 (1979)
NR: 79001523 (1979) 		Sussex County Judicial Center [38][59][60]

See also[]

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