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.
