Court Information

Criminal Division

The Criminal Division is responsible for processing and managing all indictable criminal cases involving adult offenders. In rare instances, juveniles may be waived to adult court based on the severity of the offense. The office handles all pre-adjudicatory functions of the Superior Court, Criminal Division, as well as Post Conviction Motions. Disorderly persons, petty disorderly person’s offenses and motor vehicle violations are normally heard in the Municipal Courts. Typical clients of the Criminal Division would be those:

• Arrested and charged with a criminal offense;
• Applying for pre-trial intervention (PTI);
• Convicted of a criminal offense and needing a pre-sentence investigation completed;
• Having a question under pretrial monitoring;
• Seeking legal representation by the Office of the Public Defender;
• Inquiring about a criminal public record;
• Having questions concerning public access terminals;
• Appealing a Municipal Court sentence;
• Applying for an expungement of a criminal record; and
• Applying for drug court

Atlantic/Cape May Counties

Assignment Judge: Julio L. Mendez
Trial Court Administrator: Howard H. Berchtold, Jr.

Atlantic County Civil Courts Building
1201 Bacharach Blvd
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
609-345-6700
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex
4997 Unami Blvd.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-909-8154
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cape May County Courthouse
9 North Main Street
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-463-6500
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jill Houck, Criminal Division Manager Atlantic/Cape May
609-909-8216

Jason Wertzberger, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Atlantic, Atlantic
609-909-8213

Tracy Adamczyk, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Cape May, Cape May
609-463-6554

Jody Chase, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Atlantic/Cape May, Atlantic/Cape May
609-909-8257

Burlington County

Assignment Judge: Ronald E. Bookbinder
Trial Court Administrator: Jude Del Preore

Courts Facility and County Office Building
49 Rancocas Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
609-288-9500
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Burlington Criminal Division

Shannon DeNise-Budenas, Criminal Division Manager Burlington
609-288-9500, ext. 38080

Raschelle Demshock, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Burlington
609-288-9500, ext. 38080

Michelle Consuegra, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Pre Trial Services Burlington
609-288-9500, ext. 38082

Camden County

Assignment Judge: Deborah Silverman Katz
Trial Court Administrator: Carole A. Cummings

Camden Criminal Division

Alba R. Rivera, Criminal Division Manager Camden
856-379-2230

Mercer Vicinage

Assignment Judge: Mary C. Jacobson
Trial Court Administrator: Sue Regan

Mercer County Civil Courthouse
175 South Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
609-571-4000
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mercer County Criminal Courthouse
400 South Warren St.
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
609-571-4000
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mercer Criminal Division

Janet VanFossen, Criminal Division Manager Mercer
609-571-4104

Karl Goldenbaum, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Mercer
609-571-4102

Virginia Pauls, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Mercer
609-571-4593

Middlesex Vicinage

Assignment Judge: Alberto Rivas
Trial Court Administrator: Dawn Brevard-Waters

Middlesex County Courthouse
56 Paterson St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0964
732-645-4300
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Middlesex Criminal Division

Laura Schweitzer, Criminal Division Manager Middlesex
732-645-4300, ext. 88094

Jennifer Sincox, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Middlesex
732-645-4300, ext. 88042

Jorge Sanchez, Asst. Criminal Division Manager Middlesex
732-645-4300, ext. 88023

Monmouth Vicinage

Assignment Judge: Lisa P. Thornton
Trial Court Administrator: Gurpreet M. Singh

Monmouth County Courthouse
71 Monument Park
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-677-4300
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monmouth Civil Division

Kathleen Wardlow, Civil Division Manager
732-677-4250

Francesca D’Annunzio, Asst. Civil Division Manager
732-677-4577

Ocean Vicinage

Assignment Judge: Marlene Lynch Ford
Trial Court Administrator: Kenneth Kerwin

Ocean County Courthouse
118 Washington St.
Toms River, NJ 08754
732-929-2042
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ocean Civil Division

Stephanie Hudson, Civil Division Manager
732-929-2042

James Castaneda, Asst. Civil Division Manager
732-288-7637