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New Jersey Practice Outline
Introduction
New Jersey has a completely unified system in the Superior Courts. The rules of Part IV in conjunction with the rules of Part I (general application) given the practice and procedure of civil actions in the Superior Court, Law and Chancery Divisions, and, except as otherwise provided in Parts VI and PART VIII, the Surrogate’s Courts and the Tax Court. R. 4:1.
There is no longer any distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, but distinctions between legal and equitable remedies
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NJ’s highest court; Composed of CJ and 6 other justices
Appellate Division
reviews decisions of trial, tax, and municipal courts
Law Division Chancery Division
General Civil Criminal General Equity Probate Family
Small Claims Special Civil Part
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