Notices to the Bar

Directive #01-25 – Family – Entry of Default and Uncontested Divorce/Dissolution (FM) Judgments Without Personal Appearances (Divorce on the Papers) – Revised Instructions and Certification Form (CN 12620) (Supersedes Directive #12-22)

Notice - Civil Arbitration Program - Initial Arbitrator Training - Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Notice – Multicounty Litigation Application – New Jersey State Court Litigation Involving Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention Facilities Operated by the State of New Jersey

Order – Board on Attorney Certification; Certification Committees – Reappointments and Appointments

Order - Appointment of Jennifer Eaton as Appellate Division Deputy Clerk

Order – Attorney Resignations without Prejudice Pursuant to Rule 1:20:22

Notice - NJ Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection - Attorneys Reinstated from the 2024 Ineligible List

Notice – Public Access in the Appellate Division: (1) Oral Arguments of Non-Public Cases Excepted from Livestreaming and Brief Posting; (2) Promulgation of New Form to Request Audio Recordings of Oral Arguments; and (3) Process for Requesting Access to Non-Public Arguments/Records

Order – Superior Court Judge Daniel Roberts Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Civil Division and Designated as Supervising Special Civil Part Judge for the Vicinage

Order – Judge Dara A. Govan - Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Criminal Division

Order – Superior Court Judge James B. Johnston Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Criminal Division

Order – Superior Court Judge Paul D. Nieves Reassigned to the Union Vicinage Family Division

Notice - Multicounty Litigation Application - New Jersey State Court Litigation Involving Exposure to Roundup Products – Comments/Objections Requested by April 11, 2025

Notice and Order - Supreme Court Action on Report of the Professional Responsibility Rules Committee - Amendments to RPCs 1.5 and 8.4; Attorney General's Waiver of Conflicts Pilot Program; No Waiver of Confidentiality to Respond to Negative Online Reviews

Order – Board on Continuing Legal Education – Appointments and Reappointments

Order – Retired Appellate Division Judge Richard S. Hoffman Continued on Judicial Recall

Notice - Arbitration Clauses in Attorney Retainer Agreements - Adoption of Official Comment to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4 (Delaney v. Dickey)

Order – Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Council Recalled to Temporary Judicial Service – Middlesex Family Division

Order – IOLTA Trustee Appointment – Mary Jean Barnes, Esq.

Order - Judicial Evaluation Commission Reappointments and New Appointments