Civil Court Rules and Jury Charges

Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, P.C.
2053 Woodbridge Avenue - Edison, NJ 08817

Monday, August 17, 2009

1:38-2. Definition of Court Records

1:38-2. Definition of Court Records

(a) “Court record” includes:
(1) any information maintained by a court in any form in connection
with a case or judicial proceeding, including but not limited to pleadings,
motions, briefs and their respective attachments, evidentiary exhibits,
indices, calendars, and dockets;

(2) any order, judgment, opinion, or decree related to a judicial
proceeding;

(3) any official transcript or recording of a public judicial proceeding, in
any form;

(4) any information in a computerized case management system
created or prepared by the court in connection with a case or judicial
proceeding;

(5) any record made or maintained by a Surrogate as a judicial officer.

(b) “Court record” does not include:

(1) information gathered, maintained or stored by a governmental agency
or other entity to which the court has access but which is not part of the
court record as defined by this rule;

(2) unfiled discovery materials in any action.