Notice - Recommendations of the Supreme Court Joint Working Group on Arbitration Rules and Procedures - Request for Comment – Comments Requested by February 28, 2025

The Supreme Court requests public comment on the attached Report and Recommendations of the Joint Working Group on Arbitration Rules and Procedures.

Overview

The Joint Working Group was established in 2024, with Appellate Division Judge Lisa Perez Friscia as Chair and Civil Presiding Judge Douglas Hurd as Vice-Chair, and with members drawn from the Civil Practice Committee and the Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution. The attached report sets out the Working Group’s recommendations, including a proposed page limit on arbitration statements, changes to the compensation paid to court-appointed arbitrators and the trial de novo fee, and other potential amendments to the Court Rules, as well as other issues that the group considered without reaching consensus.

Request for Comments

Please send any comments on the attached Report and Recommendations by February 28, 2025 to:

Hon. Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.
Acting Administrative Director of the Courts
Comments on Arbitration Rules and Procedures
Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box. 037
Trenton, NJ 08625-0037
 

Comments may also be submitted via email at the following address: Comments.Mailbox@njcourts.gov.

The Supreme Court will not consider comments submitted anonymously. Thus, those submitting comments by mail should include their name and address, and those submitting comments by email should include their name and email address. Comments are subject to disclosure upon receipt.