Detailed Listing of Central Office and Vicinage Events

New Jersey Judiciary

LAW DAY 2013

Detailed Listing of Central Office and Vicinage Events

Logo provided by the American Bar Association,

Realizing the Dream:

Equality for All

Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice

Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of the Courts

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Central Office

TEL/E-MAIL: (609) 292-9580,

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Friday,
May 3 / 10 a.m. / R.J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ / Naturalization Ceremony / New Citizens and Families / Yes, open to the public
No reservations needed. / Administrative Office of the Courts Office of Communications
11 a.m. / NJSBA YouTube Award Winners / Students and Families / Closed to the public

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Vicinage I – Atlantic and Cape May Counties

TEL/E-MAIL:

(609) 594-3278 ()

(609) 594-3346 ()

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Monday, April 29 / 10 a.m. / AtlanticCountyOfficeBuilding / Law Day Meet and Greet Fair / General Public and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Vicinage I
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Atlantic County Bar Association
Wednesday, May 1 / 9 a.m. / RichardStocktonCollege of
New Jersey / Mock Trial Awards and
Naturalization Ceremony / General Public and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Vicinage I
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Atlantic County Bar Association
Cape May County Bar Association
RichardStocktonCollege
of New Jersey
Department of Homeland Security
Friday, May 3 / 9 a.m. / Mays Landing Criminal Courts Complex,
Mays Landing, New Jersey / Law Day Outreach Table / General Public and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Vicinage I
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Friday, May 3 / 10 a.m. / Cape May CountySuperior Court / Law Day Meet and Greet Fair / General Public and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Vicinage I
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Cape May County Bar Association

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Vicinage 2 - Bergen

TEL/E-MAIL: (201) 527-2254 OR (201) 527-2263

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Wednesday,
May 1 / 1:30 p.m. / BergenCountyCourthouse, 10 Main St., Hackensack,
Room 426 / Law Day Program
for Students
Meet a judge, careers in the courts, K-9 demonstration, historic courthouse tour / Local Students / By reservation. / Superior Court of New Jersey - Bergen Vicinage, Bergen Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns, Bergen Vicinage EEO/AA Advisory Committee
3 p.m. / BergenCounty Courthouse,
10 Main St., Hackensack,
Court Street Entrance[1] / Official Law Day Program and Swearing in of New Citizens / General Public / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Bergen Vicinage, Bergen County, Bergen County Bar Association, Bergen Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns, Bergen Vicinage EEO/AA Advisory Committee

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Vicinage 3 - Burlington

TEL/E-MAIL: (609) 518-2518,

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Wednesday,
May 1 / 9 to 11 a.m. / Burlington Olde Historic Courthouse, 120 High Street, Mt. Holly / Law Day Proclamation
Assignment Judge Bookbinder will read the Law Day Proclamation.
Students from RancocasValleyHigh School will sing and Pemberton and Lenape High Schools ROTC cadets will present the colors.
The Burlington Bar Association, historians and court staff will present a program on Burlington County’s connection to the civil rights and human rights movements. Two fugitive slave trials heard in the Olde Courthouse will be depicted and the Battle of Pine Swamp, Burlington County’s contribution to the Union war effort, will be recounted.Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Bob Gleason of the American Historical Theatre, will perform excerpts from Lincoln’s Inaugural Addresses, the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address.
(Refreshments provided.) / General Public, Court Staff, Attorneys, Elected and Appointed Officials, LocalLawSchools / Yes, open to the public. Free event.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Burlington Vicinage and the Burlington County Bar Association
Funding made possible through the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Wednesday,
May 1 / 6 p.m. / Indian Springs Country Club, Marlton / Law Day Dinner
Assignment Judge Bookbinder will give the “State of the Courts” address. / Bar Association, Court Staff, Elected & Appointed Officials, Legislators, Invited Guests / No, not open to the public. Reservations can be made through the Burlington County Bar Association. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Burlington Vicinage and the Burlington County Bar Association
Saturday,
May 4 / 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Burlington Olde Historic Courthouse, 120 High Street, Mt. Holly / Historical Treasure Hunt
The Olde Historic Courthouse will be open for guided tours and the public will participate in the MountHolly history Treasure Hunt. Participants will use clues to find various historic features in the 1796 courthouse. Costumed guides will be on site. For more information:
/ General Public / Yes, open to the public.
Free event. No reservations needed. / The Superior Court of New Jersey – Burlington Vicinage, the PrisonMuseum Association and BurlingtonCounty
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Throughout May and June / Times Vary / Willingboro H.S., Pemberton Twp. H.S., Delran H.S. and Florence H.S. / Courtroom to Classroom Series
High School Forum
Presentation by federal judges and the Burlington County Bar Association.
Topic: Social Media and Students’ Constitutional Rights / High School students of BurlingtonCounty / No, not open to the public. Reservations required. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Burlington Vicinage and the Burlington County Bar Association.
Tuesday,
May 21 / 9 a.m. to noon / Burlington Courts Facility, 49 Rancocas Rd., Mt. Holly / The Association of Black Women Lawyers (ABWL) Law Day Program
Judges Terrence R. Cook and James W. Palmer, TCA Jude Del Preore and local attorneys will participate in a panel discussion on careers, roles and responsibilities in the Judiciary. / Students from the BurlingtonCityRancocasValleyHigh School / No, not open to the public. Reservations can be made through the Association of Black Women Lawyers and the school. / Association of Black Women Lawyers and the Burlington Vicinage.
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Wednesday,
May 22 / 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. / BurlingtonCounty Human Services, 795 Woodlane Road, Westampton / Community Outreach
BurlingtonCounty Piecing Together BurlingtonCounty
Burlington County Court to participate in a community resource fair to provide available court resources and programs. / General Public / Yes, open to the public. Free event. No reservations needed. / Burlington Vicinage, Family Success Center and Dept. of Children’s Protection and Permanency
Thursday,
May 23 / 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. / Burlington County Courts Facility, 49 Rancocas Rd., Mount Hollly / Courtroom to Classroom Series
Juror for A Day
Seventh and eighth grade students participate in and experience the jury selection and orientation process and follow it through to a courtroom experience. / 7th & 8th grade students / No, not open to the public. Reservations required. / Burlington Vicinage
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund.
Thursday,
May 23 / 6 to 8 p.m. / BurlingtonCounty Library, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton, NJ / Community Outreach
Minority Concerns
Law Day Seminar
Presentation by attorneys on the expungement process. / General Public / Yes, open to the public. No reservations needed. / Burlington Vicinage and the Burlington Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund.
Wednesday,
May 29, 2013 / 10 to 11:30 a.m. / Burlington County Courts Facility, 49 Rancocas Rd., Mount Holly, NJ / Student Contest Awards Ceremony
Award ceremony for winners, parents, classmates, and school administrations. / 4th & 5th grade students / Yes, open to the public. No reservations required. / Burlington Vicinage and the Burlington County Bar Association
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund.
Thursday,
May 30 / 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. / The FellowshipCenter, 1114 Oxmead Rd., Burlington, NJ / Community Outreach
BurlingtonCounty Senior Exposition
Burlington County senior citizens are provided with information on court programs and services. / BurlingtonCounty Senior Citizens / Yes, open to the public. No reservations needed. / Burlington Vicinage, Burlington County Office on Aging, and the Sheriff’s Dept.
Funding made possible by a grant from the IOLTA Fund.

Vicinage 4 – CamdenCounty

CONTACT:Vannessa Ravenelle or Natonya Phillips

TEL/E-MAIL:856-379-2238 ()

856-379-2200 ext. 3972 ()

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Friday,
April 19 / 9 a.m.-12 p.m. / Camden County Hall of Justice / Court Tour and Observation / Camden County Tech High School students / Not open to the public. / Superior Court of New Jersey - Camden Vicinage
Thursday,
April 25 / 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. / Lakeside Manor
10 Foster Avenue
Gibbsboro / Volunteer Recognition Event / CamdenCountyVolunteers / Not open to the public / Superior Court of New Jersey - Camden Vicinage
Wednesday,
May 1 / TBD / Participating CamdenCounty
middle schools / Law Day Essay and Poster Contest Awards Ceremonies / Middle school students / Not open to the public. / Superior Court of New Jersey - Camden Vicinage
Thursday,
May 2 / 9 p.m. – 1 p.m. / Camden County Hall of Justice / Law Day Program / Middle & High School students / Not open to the public. / Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey

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Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Friday,
May 10 / 9 a.m. / 43
Essex County Schools / Mock Trials at the Schools / Students and Teachers / No, not open to the public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Essex Vicinage, Essex Vicinage Municipal Courts and the Essex County Bar Association
Friday,
May 10 / 11:30 a.m. / EssexCounty Historic Courthouse / Art and Writing Contest Awards Presentations
Distribution of Essex Vicinage Law Day Publication, featuring Winning Art and Writing Submissions / Students, Teachers, Parents, Judges, Attorneys and Staff / No, not open to the public / Superior Court of New Jersey – Essex Vicinage, the Essex County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation

Vicinage 5 - Essex

TEL/E-MAIL: (973) 693-5728,

Vicinage 6 – Hudson

TEL/E-MAIL: (201) 795-6108.

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/ Reservations Needed / Sponsor(s)
Friday,
March 15 / noon / Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, Jersey City / Art and Photography Contests / Hudson County Middle and High School Students / No, open to the Art and Photography judges only. / Superior Court of New Jersey-Hudson Vicinage, Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation, the NJ State Bar Association and Foundation through a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Wednesday,
March 20 / noon / Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, Jersey City / Essay, Poetry, and Rap Contests / Hudson County Middle and High School Students / No, open to the Essay, Poetry, and Rap judges only. / Superior Court of New Jersey-Hudson Vicinage, Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation, the NJ State Bar Association and Foundation through a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Wednesday,
May 1 / noon / Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City / Law Day Awards Ceremony / Winners of the Art, Photography, Essay, Poetry, Rap and Mock Trial winners; Principals, Teachers, Parents, Students; Superior Court Judges; County Dignitaries; and Law Day Committee Members / By invitation only. / Superior Court of New Jersey-Hudson Vicinage, Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation, the NJ State Bar Association and Foundation through a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey.
Thursday,
May 9 / 5:30
to 9:30
p.m. / Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City / Court Night Part II – Free Legal Workshops / Residents of Hudson County / Yes, open to all residents of Hudson County.
Reservations are encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. / Superior Court of New Jersey-Hudson Vicinage, Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation, the NJ State Bar Association and Foundation through a grant from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey, and the Hudson Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns.
Tuesday,
May 21 / 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. / Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, Jury Assembly Room, Jersey City / Juror Appreciation Day / Residents of Hudson County who are serving as jurors. / No, only to Hudson County residents called for jury service. / Superior Court of New Jersey-Hudson Vicinage and the Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation.
Monday,
May 6 / 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. / Mercer County Public Schools* / Middle School Civics Program / Middle School Students / No, not open to the public. Reservations required. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Mercer Vicinage and the Mercer County Bar Association
Tuesday,
May 14 / 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. / MercerCounty Connection, Route 33, Hamilton, NJ / Public Education Series:
Basic Wills and Estates
Divorce, Custody and Mediation
Foreclosure Issues / General Public and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations required. / Mercer County Bar Association

Vicinage 7 - Mercer

TEL/E-MAIL: (609) 571-4804,

**Municipalities participating in Law Day are:

LawrenceTownshipMiddle School

ReynoldsMiddle School, Hamilton

CrocketMiddle School, Hamilton

TrentonPublic Schools, TBD

KreppsMiddle School, East Windsor

TimberlaneMiddle School, HopewellValley

FisherMiddle School, EwingTownship

JohnWitherspoonMiddle School, Princeton

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Vicinage 8 - Middlesex

TEL/E-MAIL: (732) 519-3430,

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Monday,
April 1
through
Thursday, April 4 / 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. / Middlesex CountyCourthouse, 56 Paterson St., New Brunswick, NJ / Justice Academy Week
Participating students gain exposure to all the functions of the Court and the external partners of the Court. / Perth AmboyHigh School Students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns,
Middlesex County Bar Foundation
Office of the Ombudsman, and the
Hon. Alberto Rivas, J.S.C.
Monday,
April 22 / 6 p.m.
to
8
p.m. / New Brunswick Public library / Expungment Workshop / General public / Yes, reservation through the Middlesex Vicinage Office of the Ombudsman / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Office of the Ombudsman,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns,
Thursday,
May 9 / 10 a.m. / PiscatawayHigh School / “Realizing the Dream: Equality for All”
Program ***
Focus conversation with students on the history of the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington. Presentation of TYLA video “They Had a Dream Too” student involvement in the civil rights movement. Open discussion on the Equality issues of 2013. / High School Students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Friday,
May 10 / 1:30
p.m. / North BrunswickHigh School / High School Students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Wednesday,
May 15 / 8:45
a.m. / Highland ParkHigh School / High School Students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Thursday,
May 16 / 8:45
a.m. / New BrunswickHigh School / High School Students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Friday,
May 24 / 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. / Middlesex CountyCourthouse, 56 Paterson St., New Brunswick, NJ / Law Day 2013 Program
“Realizing the Dream: Equality for All.”
Law day message from Chief Justice. Remarks from Vicinage leadership. Students participate in and experience the jury selection and orientation process and follow it through to a courtroom experience. / Middlesex County Middle and High School students / No, not open to the general public. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Middlesex Vicinage,
Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns,
Middlesex County Bar Association
MiddlesexCounty Cultural and Heritage Commission

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Vicinage 9 - Monmouth

TEL/E-MAIL: (732) 677-4209,

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Wednesday,
May 1 / 4 p.m. / Historic Hall of Records, Freehold, NJ / Formal Law Day Observance Ceremony
Remarks by Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson and James M. Newman, President of the Monmouth Bar Association
Keynote Presentation by
Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., Judge for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Awards Presentation
to Mock Trial winners, Colts Neck
High School
Presentation of
the Annual Monmouth Bar Association Abraham J. Zager Award for Professionalism to Peter W. Kenny, Esq.
Awards Presentation
to the winners of the Poster and Essay Contests sponsored by the Monmouth Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns for students throughout MonmouthCounty / General Public / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Monmouth Vicinage, Monmouth County Bar Association, Monmouth Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
Friday,
May 3 / 12 p.m.-2 p.m. / Monmouth Vicinage Courthouse, Rear of Jury Assembly Room, Freehold, NJ / Elder Law Seminar / Yes, open to the public; advance reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Monmouth Vicinage and Monmouth County Bar Association
Thursday,
May 9 / 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. / Expungement Seminar / Yes, open to the public; advance reservations needed. / Superior Court of New Jersey – Monmouth Vicinage and Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, Inc.

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Vicinage 10 – Morris/Sussex

TEL/E-MAIL: (973) 656-3969,

Day/Date / Time / Location / Event/Activity / Audience / Open to Public?/
Reservations Needed? / Sponsor(s)
Wednesday,
May 1 / 7 p.m. / SussexCounty Historic Courthouse, Newton, NJ / Law Day Celebration / General Public, CountyOfficials, Judges, and Court Staff / Yes, open to the public.
No reservations needed. / Sussex County Bar Association
Wednesday,
May 1 / 12 p.m. / MorrisCounty Courthouse, Morristown, NJ / Annual Law Day Ceremony / Superior Court of New Jersey – Morris/Sussex Vicinage
Friday,
May 17 / 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. / MorrisCounty Courthouse, Morristown, NJ / Youth Mentoring Program Law Day Celebration / Youth Mentoring Program Students / No, not open to the public. Participating students only.

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