Vicinage
From Ballotpedia
Vicinage is a term specific to New Jersey. The New Jersey Superior Courts, which are the state's trial courts, are grouped into 15 smaller vicinages.[1][2] Other states use terms like "district" or "circuit" in a similar way that "vicinage" is used in New Jersey.
The legal definition of a vicinage is: "The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn."[3]
Vicinage | Counties served |
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New Jersey Vicinage 1 | Atlantic and Cape May |
New Jersey Vicinage 2 | Bergen County |
New Jersey Vicinage 3 | Burlington County |
New Jersey Vicinage 4 | Camden County |
New Jersey Vicinage 5 | Essex County |
New Jersey Vicinage 6 | Hudson County |
New Jersey Vicinage 7 | Mercer County |
New Jersey Vicinage 8 | Middlesex County |
New Jersey Vicinage 9 | Monmouth County |
New Jersey Vicinage 10 | Morris and Sussex |
New Jersey Vicinage 11 | Passaic County |
New Jersey Vicinage 12 | Union County |
New Jersey Vicinage 13 | Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren |
New Jersey Vicinage 14 | Ocean County |
New Jersey Vicinage 15 | Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem |