Mug of gratitude
  Home
  Meetings and Events
  Useful Facts
  Municipal Services
  Police
  Other Public Safety
  Recreation
  Schools And Library
  Land Use & Construction
  TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT
       Mayor's Message
       Township Committee
       Township Cmte Minutes
       Newsletters
         Cablevision
         Patriot
       Boards, Committees
           & Commissions
       Administrator
       Finance Office
       Local Taxes
       Reassessment-2001
       New Town Hall
       Memorial Park
       Municipal Court
       Open Space
       Freedom Rally 2003
       Ordinances
  Other Government
  Utilities/Transportation
  Community
  Contact Us
  Forms
  Site Index
LHT banner graphic,Too
Preserving the Legacy of 2000-2003
Municipal Court
Effective April 5, 2002, you can pay your traffic fines on-line using a credit card.  This service is provided through the New Jersey State Judiciary website. Be sure to note the hours of operation on their home page.  Click Here.
Traffic/Criminal Court is held twice each month, and special sessions for zoning matters are held once every other month.  All Court sessions held Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM at Town Hall and are open to the public.

The Violations Bureau is located at the Town Hall.  It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  Contact the Violations Bureau to determine the amount of the penalty for any summons you have received.

If you receive a summons and wish to plead NOT GUILTY to the offense, you must notify the Court Administrator of your intention at least 7 days prior to the scheduled court date.
 

Municipal Court Judge James D. Bride  
Municipal Court Administrator Ann Naylor 908-647-8369
Fax: 908-647-4012
Municipal Court Prosecutor Andrew Goldstein  
Municipal Court Public Defender Michelle Welsh  
 
The Court office handles approximately 3000 summonses and 400 ordinance and disorderly persons complaints each year.  Of these, approximately 500 of them enter NOT guilty pleas and are heard in court before the Judge.  Some matters (i.e. neighbor disputes) are referred to the Community Dispute Resolution Committee for mediation rather than a formal hearing before the judge.
Visit this page on the NJ Judiciary website for more information about Municipal Courts in New Jersey.
The Community Dispute Resolution Committee provides a means in which local disputes at the municipal level can be resolved without going to Court.  Disputing parties appear before a team of trained mediators who work with the parties to develop a solution to the problem.  The mediators are citizens from the community who volunteer to serve.  Long Hill Township combines with Harding Township to form a joint CDRC which handles our disputes.

The types of disputes that could be referred to the CDRC include the following.  Often these types of disputes are more effectively resolved through mediation rather than through a formal court proceeding.

  • neighbordood disputes
  • business/consumer complaints
  • simple harassment and simple trespass
  • dog and noise complaints
  • bad checks
  • landlord/tenant disputes
  • destruction and simple theft
Cases are referred by the CRDC by the Municipal Court Judge or Court Administrator.  If the parties fail to reach an agreement, the case may be returned to the court for further proceedings.

If you have a case referred to the CRDC, the Court Administrator will give you more details.


Printable Version		 Please send comments to the webmaster from this or any other page.
Muncipal Court Location, Schedule, Procedures
This is not an official government website.  © 2003-2010