| Municipal
Court Judge |
Honorable Frank P Leanza
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| Municipal
Prosecutor |
James M De Marzo
Phone 973.538.1230
Fax 973.292.1749
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| Court
Administrator |
Barbara Ball CMCA
Phone 908-876-3852
FAX 908-876-5138
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| Deputy
Court Administrator |
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This
Washington Township Municipal Court is located in Morris County.
There are six other Washington Township's in New Jersey. Two
are located in Warren County (Boro and Township). Bergen,
Burlington, Gloucester and Mercer counties each have a Washington
in them. For information on the other courts, see below.
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One Monday a month, from April to December, Court hours are extended
to 7:00 PM. The following Friday, Court hours are shortened, and
the Court closes at 12:30 PM. The Court is closed on most holidays
(see Schedule).
Payments
are accepted until 3:45 PM. Any payment made after 3:45 PM
will be entered into the Administrative Office of the Court's
System on the following work morning.
The
Municipal Court does not issue Temporary Restraining Orders, To
obtain one, you must contact the Washington Township Police Department
at 908-876-3232 or in an Emergency dial 911.
Mandatory
Court Appearances
If
you were issued a summons, and the officer checked either the
Court Appearance Required box, or the Personal Injury box on
the lower left of the summons, you must appear in Court on the
scheduled date. Additionally, certain violations are “non payable”
and require an appearance in Court. For more information, refer
to the payable summons page.
Pleas
If
you intend to plead Not Guilty to a summons or complaint
you must notify the Court at least seven
(7) days in advance of the court date. The
court date is located near the bottom of the summons (Notice
To Appear). You may plead Not Guilty by calling the
Court. After office hours you MUST supply
the following in your answering machine message:
- Summons
or Complaint Number
- Any
change in address from the one listed on the Summons or
Complaint.
You
are also advised that failure to notify the Division of
Motor Vehicles of any address change is a violation of the
Motor Vehicle Statutes of the State of New Jersey (Title
39) and may hamper your efforts to resolve your case. Additionally,
further penalties may result if payments are not received
on time.
Postponements
Postponements are not granted after 3:30 PM on the Friday
before a court date.
We
will accept "letters of representation" by fax from
an attorney up to two hours before court. In matters where the
defendant has had a first appearance before the court, without
an attorney, and who hires an attorney the day of trial court,
will have their case postponed until the trial date.
Representing
Yourself
If
you are thinking about representing yourself in court please
read the section on Thinking About Representing Yourself.
If you have been to Court and would like to appeal a decision
of this Court please go to Appeal
(a pdf document), print the forms and following the
directions.
To
visit the New
Jersey Judiciary Web Site go to http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us
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Location |
County |
Phone |
Fax
Number |
Washington
Boro Municipal Court |
Washington
Boro |
Warren |
908-689-3603 |
908-689-9485 |
Washington
Township Municipal Court |
Washington
Township |
Bergen |
201-664-2488 |
201-664-2959 |
Washington
Township Municipal Court |
Egg
Harbor |
Burlington |
609-296-1410 |
609-296-0193 |
Washington
Township Municipal Court |
Sewell
& Turnersville |
Glouster |
856-589-0546 |
856-582-6917 |
Washington
Township Municipal Court |
Robbinsville |
Mercer |
609-259-7085 |
609-208-2563 |
Central
Warren Municipal Court |
Washington
Township |
Warren |
908-689-2811 |
908-689-5803 |
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