New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division Employee Directory
Administration of JusticeNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division serves as the state's intermediate appellate court within the judiciary, handling appeals from trial courts, the Tax Court, and state administrative agencies. It is generally composed of about 32 judges who sit in two- and three-judge panels drawn from four-judge parts, and it employs a workforce in the range of 51 to 200 staff. The Presiding Judge for Administration is the Honorable Carmen Messano, and the court maintains chambers in Atlantic City, Jersey City, Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, Trenton, West Long Branch, and Westmont; oral arguments take place in Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, and Trenton, among other venues. The Appellate Division reviews timely appeals from the final judgments of the Law Division and Chancery Division, the final judgments of the Tax Court, and final decisions of state administrative agencies, with interlocutory reviews available only with leave of the Court. Each year the division handles thousands of matters, including roughly 6,500 appeals and 8,500 motions.