District of New Jersey

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The District of New Jersey is a federal judicial district encompassing the state of New Jersey, where federal cases are heard and prosecuted in the United States court system.

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District of New Jersey canonical 5

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instanceOf United States district court
federal judicial district
abbreviation D.N.J. NERFINISHED
appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit NERFINISHED
appellateCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit NERFINISHED
authorizedJudgeships 17
category Federal courts in New Jersey NERFINISHED
United States district courts
country United States of America
courtType trial court of general federal jurisdiction
covers all 21 counties of New Jersey
defendedBy United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED
enforces United States Code NERFINISHED
established 1789
establishedBy Judiciary Act of 1789 NERFINISHED
governingStatute Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
handles bankruptcy appeals
civil federal cases
criminal federal cases
hasBankruptcyCourt United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED
hasClerk’sOfficeIn Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
hasCourthouseIn Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
hasDivision Camden Vicinage NERFINISHED
Newark Vicinage NERFINISHED
Trenton Vicinage NERFINISHED
hasMagistrateJudges yes
hears cases involving federal agencies
cases involving the United States government as a party
multi-district litigation assigned to the district (when designated)
hearsAppealsFrom United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal law
state of New Jersey NERFINISHED
language English
legalSystem common law
locatedIn New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
partOf Third Circuit NERFINISHED
primaryCourthouse Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newark NERFINISHED
prosecutionsHandledBy United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED
seal Seal of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey NERFINISHED
subjectMatter admiralty jurisdiction
bankruptcy appeals and related matters
diversity jurisdiction
federal question jurisdiction
usesJuryTrials yes

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